Merkley, Salinas, Colleagues Champion Strong Federal Support for Regenerative Agriculture
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led their colleagues—including Senator Ron Wyden, Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Val Hoyle (OR-04)—in reintroducing the Soil Conservation And Regeneration Education (Soil CARE) Act. Their bicameral bill would create a training program and curriculum to ensure
Merkley, Watson Coleman, Murkowski, Rutherford Team Up for Bipartisan Effort to Combat Opioid Overdoses in the Workplace
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Congressman John Rutherford (R-FL-05) partnered together on bipartisan legislation to help tackle rising rates of opioid overdoses with increased access to overdose reversal medications like naloxone. The Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK)
Wyden, Merkley, Bynum Celebrate $3.8 Million in Federal Funding for Expansion of Redmond Airport
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum, today announced $3.8 million in federal funding to kickstart the expansion of Redmond Airport. “My visit to the Redmond Airport last fall showed me firsthand how this funding is a solid and key investment in
Wyden, Merkley y sus colegas presentan una legislación para proteger a los pacientes y garantizar que más estadounidenses puedan costear la atención médica.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today is leading Senate colleagues, including U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, in introducing legislation to protect health care coverage for millions of Americans and improve the effectiveness of the ACA Health Insurance Marketplace. The Restoring Patient Protections and Affordability Act would renew the enhanced premium tax
Ranking Member Merkley: Trump Administration Weaponizing U.S. Park Police to Further Its Authoritarianism
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the top Democrat overseeing funding for the National Park Service— today led U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to sound the alarm over President Trump’s proposed plans to turn the U.S. Park Police into a federal
BLUMENTHAL & MERKLEY RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT FDA PILOT PROGRAM THAT WOULD EXPEDITE REVIEW OF NICOTINE POUCHES, UNDERCUT SCIENTIFIC STANDARDS
“As public health experts have emphasized, any efforts to speed up FDA review must not come at the expense of protecting youth from highly addictive nicotine products.” [WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) wrote to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary, raising concerns
DeLauro, Merkley Lead Bicameral, Bipartisan Letter Urging FDA Action On Preterm Infant Formula Fortifiers
WASHINGTON —Today, US Representative Rosa DeLauro released a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, along with Senator Martin Heinrich, Senator Roger Marshall, Senator Jeff Merkley, Representative Madeleine Dean, Representative Riley Moore, and Representative Jeff Van Drew, urging action in the wake of over 1,000 lawsuits against preterm infant formula manufacturers
Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle Announce Newport Helicopter Returns to the Community
Senators obtain commitment directly from Coast Guard during a call today Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04), today announced that Admiral Kevin Lunday, Acting Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, committed to the Senators on a call that an
Wyden, Merkley, Crapo, Risch Push for Passage of Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization
Bipartisan group of 83 lawmakers in the Senate and House call for action in the U.S. House of Representatives to aid rural, forested counties Washington, D.C. –– U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Oregon), alongside U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and James Risch (both R-Idaho) are leading a bipartisan coalition of
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