Merkley y Wyden anuncian más de 1.520 millones de dólares en pagos PILT para apoyar servicios vitales en Oregón.
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, anunciaron hoy que los condados de todo Oregón recibirán un total combinado de $52,016,022 en fondos de Pagos en Lugar de Impuestos (PILT) para 2026. Debido a que los gobiernos locales no pueden gravar las tierras federales, los fondos PILT anuales ayudan a sufragar los costos asociados con
Durante el Mes del Orgullo, Merkley, Wyden y sus colegas presentan una resolución pidiendo disculpas por la discriminación gubernamental contra funcionarios públicos y miembros de las fuerzas armadas LGBTQ+.
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregon, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, se unieron a una resolución liderada por los senadores estadounidenses Tim Kaine (D-Va.) y Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) para reconocer y disculparse por el maltrato y la discriminación contra las personas LGBTQ+ que han servido en las fuerzas armadas, como funcionarios públicos o en
Rosen, Curtis, Merkley y Banks presentan una resolución que condena la represión china contra las minorías étnicas.
WASHINGTON, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Curtis (R-UT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) y Jim Banks (R-IN) presentaron una resolución bipartidista que condena una ley aprobada por el Partido Comunista Chino y que entrará en vigor el 1 de julio, la cual ataca a las minorías étnicas y expresa su apoyo a los tibetanos.,
Wyden, Merkley Join 32 Senators on Bipartisan Legislation to Make High-Quality Job Training More Accessible
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined their Senate colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation that would make high-quality job training more accessible. “The last thing hardworking students should have to worry about is not being able to afford a pathway to a successful career,” Wyden
Trump Illegally Pulling EV Infrastructure Money Means More Pollution, Higher Fuel Costs—Merkley, EPW Colleagues Demand Answers, Funding Reinstatement
By banning the Department of Transportation from releasing previously approved National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funds, Trump is again violating the Constitution while putting his Big Oil donors’ interests above those of the American people Washington, D.C. –Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public
Heinrich, Murray, Merkley, Klobuchar Demand Answers from USDA on Wildfire Mitigation Projects, Firefighting Hiring Halted by Trump’s Funding Freeze
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member
Merkley, Wyden Raise the Alarm Over Oregon Community Health Centers’ Delays in Accessing Federal Funding
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined an effort led by Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner to press the Trump Administration about reports that community health centers are experiencing significant delays in accessing funding. There are 34 Federally Qualified Health Centers in Oregon, including two Look-Alikes, operating more than 270
Ranking Members Merkley, Pingree: Health Care in Tribal Communities in Danger Under Trump’s Hiring Freeze
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), the top Democrats on the subcommittees that oversee funding for the Indian Health Service (IHS), demanded urgent action from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to stop dangerous cuts to the IHS workforce, which is
Merkley, Heinrich, Western Senators: Trump’s Illegal Funding Cuts Threatening Wildfire Mitigation Efforts
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, and New Mexico’s Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, led a group