Merkley Announces Rescheduled Town Halls in Yamhill, Polk, and Marion Counties for Thursday, January 22
Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold three town halls for Oregonians in Yamhill, Polk, and Marion counties on Thursday, January 22. The three rescheduled events continue Merkley’s 2026 town hall tour, where he’s holding a community conversation in each of the state’s 36 counties. “I’m looking forward to
Ranking Member Merkley, Colleagues Denounce Trump Administration’s Partisan Changes to National Park Service Access for 2026
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 Alex Padilla (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jack Reed (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ed Markey (D-MA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Patty Murray (D-WA), Cory
Ranking Member Merkley: Interior-Environment Funding Bill Boosts Wildfire Resiliency, Water Infrastructure, and Climate Investments in Oregon and Across the Nation
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Interior-Environment Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Appropriations bill in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 82-15: “Oregonians turned out in record numbers during my town halls last year and delivered
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Call on Trump Admin to Immediately Halt Plans to Upend Key Homelessness Program
Ending Continuum of Care Program Could Force 200,000 People Back onto the Streets Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their Democratic Senate colleagues to urge Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner to immediately halt reported plans to make drastic changes to
Wyden, Merkley Push Trump Administration to Release Funds for Heating Assistance for Low-Income Americans
Millions of households await help with their heating bills heading into winter amid skyrocketing energy costs Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they are joining a bipartisan group of senators to push the Trump administration to immediately release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Merkley y Wyden instan al director ejecutivo de Starbucks a que cese las prácticas antisindicales y negocie un contrato justo para los trabajadores.
Washington, D.C. – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, se unieron a sus colegas para enviar una carta al director ejecutivo de Starbucks, Brian Niccol, exigiendo que la corporación multimillonaria cese su campaña antisindical ilegal y negocie un contrato justo con sus trabajadores. El sindicato Starbucks Workers United representa a más de 12.000 trabajadores en la planta de Starbucks.
Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici y Hoyle exigen que la administración Trump explique los importantes cambios en la Guardia Costera en Newport y los informes sobre una nueva instalación del ICE.
Oregon lawmakers urge DHS Secretary Noem to immediately provide the Oregon congressional delegation and state and local officials with a clear explanation of DHS’s actions and intentions in Newport Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Val Hoyle said today they are
Merkley: Las redadas del ICE en todo Oregón aterrorizan a nuestras comunidades
Washington, D.C. – Hoy, el senador estadounidense por Oregón, Jeff Merkley, emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta al aumento de las redadas del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en comunidades de todo Oregón: “Ha sido preocupante ver redada tras redada aterrorizando a nuestras comunidades, con agentes del ICE deteniendo violentamente a personas únicamente por su color de piel.”
Wyden, Merkley y sus colegas exigen respuestas a Trump sobre la nueva “revisión” de la mifepristona a pesar de décadas de evidencia que demuestran su seguridad y eficacia.
Senadores alertan sobre los intentos de restringir el aborto con medicamentos. Washington, D.C. – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley anunciaron hoy que se han unido a sus colegas del Senado para expresar su alarma ante los planes del gobierno de Trump de llevar a cabo “su propia revisión de la evidencia” sobre la seguridad y la eficacia del aborto con medicamentos.
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