Wyden, Merkley, Warren, Schumer, Democrats Publish Report Revealing Trump, Republicans Stripped Health Care Access, Raised Costs for Americans With “Defund” Planned Parenthood Provision
In six months since Trump and Republicans “defunded” Planned Parenthood, breast exam visits fell by 25% compared to the same period in a previous year, delaying detection and life-saving preventive care Text of Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Elizabeth
Merkley, Padilla Lead Senate Colleagues to Urge Education Department’s Timely Execution of Federal Education Programs for Agricultural Farmworker Students
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and California’s U.S. Senator Alex Padilla today led a group of Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely delivery of federal funds for the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), which
Wyden, Merkley, Senate Democrats Unveil Plans to Lower Health Costs Amid Trump’s Broken Promises to Americans
Amid Republican Attacks on Health Care That Raised Premiums and Worsened Coverage, Senate Democrats Offer Path to the Next Generation of Health Reforms to Benefit American Families Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and eleven Senate Democrats – including Senator
Merkley: Ruling to Allow Betting on U.S. Congressional Elections is a Disaster for Democracy
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after a federal judge refused to pause a decision overturning the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) rejection of a proposal by a private prediction market operator to allow legal gambling on U.S. elections: “When big bets are
RUBIO, MERKLEY INTRODUCE BILL PREVENTING ADVERSARIES FROM U.S. SANCTIONS EVASION
U.S. government agencies have different criteria for sanctioning adversaries and preventing them from engaging in the U.S. economy. Our biggest foreign adversaries, like China, benefit from this lack of interagency coordination, which must come to an immediate end. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Sanctions
Sen. Merkley, Reps. McBath & Brown Reintroduce Legislation to Reduce Class Sizes in School
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, U.S. Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-07), and Shontel Brown (D-OH-11) aim to address overcrowded classrooms by reintroducing the Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act, bold legislation that makes investments to address overcrowded classrooms and set students up for success. Research shows
Whitehouse, Merkley, Raskin, Beyer & 62 Lawmakers Urge Biden Administration to Finalize Strict Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit Rules
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Don Beyer (D-VA) led a letter from 66 members of Congress calling on the Biden Administration to finalize strict rules for the Section 45V Tax Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen that
Merkley y Wyden anuncian una inversión federal de $9.4 millones para combatir la amenaza de incendios forestales en Oregón.
Washington, D.C. – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, anunciaron hoy que se destinarán 9,4 millones de dólares a Oregón para reducir la amenaza de incendios forestales en zonas de alto riesgo en todo el estado. El Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA) invertirá directamente 9.422.722 dólares en tres bosques nacionales de Oregón para tratar áreas de...
Warren y Merkley publican un nuevo informe sobre el alivio de la deuda estudiantil de Biden-Harris: ¿Quién se beneficia realmente de la cancelación de la deuda estudiantil?
La nueva norma beneficiará desproporcionadamente a los prestatarios de ingresos bajos y medios, a las personas mayores, a las mujeres y a los prestatarios negros. Texto del informe (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Hoy, los senadores estadounidenses Elizabeth Warren (demócrata por Massachusetts) y Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) publicaron un nuevo informe de 29 páginas, "¿Quién se beneficia realmente de la cancelación de la deuda estudiantil?", que examina el impacto de la administración Biden-Harris.
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