Merkley Denounces Unjust Sentencing of Hong Kong Democracy Advocate Jimmy Lai
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—issued this statement following the sentencing of Jimmy Lai, an entrepreneur and democracy advocate in Hong Kong who has been imprisoned since 2020 under
Merkley, Wyden Lead the Charge to Limit DHS’ Use of Facial Recognition Technology Amid Trump’s Rapidly Growing Surveillance State
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they introduced the ICE Out of Our Faces Act. The bicameral legislation would rein in the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), banning agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs
Merkley, Senate and House Lawmakers: Trump Administration Risking a New Arms Race with Failure to Renew Nuclear Treaty with Russia
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—co-chair of the Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—led his Senate and House colleagues in raising urgent concerns about the expiration this week of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
Merkley, Wyden: PDX obtiene $8,7 millones para reducir emisiones
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, anunciaron que la Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA) le otorgará al Aeropuerto Internacional de Portland (PDX) $8,724,651 para impulsar su proyecto de modernización de los sistemas eléctricos de climatización (HVAC) del aeropuerto para reducir las emisiones. "PDX es un centro vital para los habitantes de Oregón, que conecta a comunidades, empresas y
Merkley y Wyden anuncian casi 1 millón de dólares para calles más seguras en las ciudades de Oregón
WASHINGTON, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden anunciaron hoy que se destinarán fondos federales a las ciudades de Tangent, Milwaukie y Ashland para desarrollar y actualizar planes integrales de seguridad vial y de calles, mientras que las inversiones para Klamath Falls financiarán la construcción de mejoras de seguridad en las intersecciones en el
Merkley, Wyden: Una inversión federal de 16,1 millones de dólares impulsará el desarrollo económico y la capacitación laboral en el este de Oregón.
Washington, D.C. – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, anunciaron hoy que se destinarán 16 millones de libras esterlinas a los condados de Baker y Union para apoyar a las comunidades cercanas a una nueva línea de transmisión propuesta en el este de Oregón. Los fondos se destinarán a programas de capacitación laboral, así como a proyectos de desarrollo económico para la vivienda.
Merkley, Wyden Celebrate $11.5 Million Coming to Oregon to Boost Literacy Programs
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that $11.5 million is coming to Oregon to boost the state’s programs to close disparities in literacy for students. The U.S. Department of Education is awarding the Oregon Department of Education $11,578,036 to advance literacy skills, including
Oregon Delegation Announces $9.6 Million for the City of Portland to Make Critical Safety Improvements Along 82nd Avenue
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, today announced new federal funding to improve one of Portland’s most important, high-crash corridors. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding the City of Portland $9.6 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to make
Wyden, Merkley: Airports In Medford and Prineville Earn More Than $10 Million in Federal Grants
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the Rogue Valley International Airport and the Prineville Airport have secured more than $10.4 million combined in federal grants for improvements to taxiways, lighting, runways and more. “These federal investments to modernize and improve airports in Medford and
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