Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle y Salinas anuncian una inversión de 9,1 millones de dólares para viviendas asequibles y mejoras en la infraestructura hídrica.
Proyectos en los condados de Curry, Yamhill y Union se beneficiarán. Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, junto con las representantes estadounidenses Val Hoyle y Andrea Salinas, anunciaron hoy 14.000 dólares en subvenciones y préstamos federales para proyectos de infraestructura hídrica y vivienda asequible en los condados de Curry, Yamhill y Union.
Merkley, Booker, Grassley, Hinson y Adams lideran una iniciativa bipartidista para la prevención y la concienciación sobre la muerte fetal.
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ) y Chuck Grassley (R-IA) se asociaron con las representantes estadounidenses Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) y Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) para presentar una resolución bipartidista y bicameral que reconoce el 19 de septiembre de 2026 como el Día Nacional de Prevención y Concientización sobre la Muerte Fetal. Con casi una cuarta parte de las muertes fetales
El proyecto de ley de Curtis y Merkley para la prevención de emisiones de incendios forestales es aprobado por unanimidad en el comité.
WASHINGTON—Los senadores estadounidenses John Curtis (republicano por Utah) y Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) aplaudieron hoy la aprobación unánime por parte del Comité de Medio Ambiente y Obras Públicas del Senado (EPW) de la Ley de Prevención de Emisiones de Incendios Forestales (WEPA), una legislación bipartidista para simplificar el uso por parte de los estados de incendios prescritos para prevenir las emisiones de incendios forestales, proteger los ecosistemas y los hábitats de la vida silvestre, y hacer que los bosques y las comunidades estadounidenses sean más seguros y saludables.,
Merkley, Warren: Trump-Linked Crypto Deal is a ‘Staggering’ Conflict of Interest
Senate will vote on the GENIUS Act which will turbocharge this kind of corruption and contains no restrictions to prevent foreign countries from currying favor with President Trump by using his stablecoin Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to recent reports surrounding a billion-dollar business deal with a Trump-backed cryptocurrency
Interior Cuts in Trump Administration’s “Skinny” Budget to Leave Lasting Scars on Public Lands, Tribal Nations, and Human Health
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Subcommittee on the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the below statement following the release of President Trump’s ‘skinny’ budget for Fiscal Year 2026. “This budget is exactly what we expected from this administration: abandoning critical programs, slashing essential government services,
Merkley Announces Central Oregon Town Halls
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold three town halls for Oregonians in Jefferson, Crook, and Deschutes counties on Saturday, May 10. Merkley will be joined by U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum for the Deschutes County town hall in Sisters. The three rescheduled events in Central
Sens. Wicker, Merkley Introduce Bipartisan Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Co-Chairs of the Senate Nursing Caucus, introduced the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act. This legislation would ensure that nurses in the federal Nurse Corps do not need to pay income tax on their student loan repayments and scholarships. “Nurses are essential to
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Halt Illegal Student Visa Revocations
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore, said today they have joined Senate colleagues to demand that the Trump Administration stop its illegal slashing of student visas. After learning federal agencies have been revoking student visas and terminating Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)
Merkley, Waters Launch New Effort to Boost Congress’ Oversight of Trump’s Mass Firings
Washington, D.C. – As the Trump Administration continues mass firings of federal employees, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced first-of-its-kind legislation to strengthen Congress’ authority to protect workers and override federal staffing cuts implemented without consultation. The Reduction in Force (RIF) Review Act empowers Congress to overrule any president’s workforce cuts at all federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration, Environmental
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