Merkley Bringing ‘Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings’ to Portland, Springfield, Medford
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold ‘Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings’ in Portland, Springfield, and Medford on Thursday, September 10. “Our democratic republic works best when elected officials work for the public good, not the elected official’s personal profit,” said Merkley. “Trump
Merkley’s Response to Trump’s Submission of U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress
Washington, D.C. – Following the Trump Administration’s submission to Congress on a proposed U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation agreement, referred to as a “123 agreement,” Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—co-chair of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—issued the
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reverse Unlawful Cuts to School-Based Mental Health Services
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand the Department of Education disburse funds that were abruptly and unlawfully canceled for School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP) grant programs and halt its attempts to end the grant
Merkley, Wyden Join Effort Raising Alarm Over Trump Administration Chaos at Critical National Security Agencies
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley — a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee – and Ron Wyden joined an effort led by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) that raises the alarm of the growing chaos and dysfunction at the U.S. Department of State and the Trump
Wyden, Merkley, Crapo, and Risch Push to Reauthorize Program Supporting Rural Counties in Oregon, Idaho and Nationwide
Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) said today that they along with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and 17 other Senate colleagues have reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) administered for counties hosting
Merkley and Colleagues to EPA Administrator Zeldin: Provide Valid Legal Basis for EPA Funding Freeze that is Threatening Jobs and Jeopardizing Infrastructure Projects
During his first days on the job, EPA Administrator Zeldin rubber stamps Trump’s disastrous funding freeze and violates federal law Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee—joined all his Democratic colleagues of the Committee in demanding answers from
Wyden y Merkley piden la reincorporación de los inspectores generales despedidos ilegalmente por Trump
WASHINGTON, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley declararon hoy que exigen la restitución inmediata de los Inspectores Generales (IG) de al menos 18 agencias gubernamentales, en una carta dirigida a Donald Trump en la que condenan enérgicamente su reciente decisión de destituirlos de sus puestos cruciales. Los IG que fueron
Thompson y Merkley presentan un proyecto de ley para combatir el impacto del humo de los incendios forestales en la salud
Washington – Hoy, el representante estadounidense Mike Thompson (California-04) y el senador Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) presentaron la Ley de Comunidades Preparadas para el Humo y el Calor, una legislación para proteger a las comunidades de todo el país de los peligrosos impactos sanitarios, económicos y ambientales del humo de los incendios forestales y los eventos de calor extremo. Thompson presentó el proyecto de ley en la Cámara de Representantes.
Merkley aplaude la investigación sobre el uso sin control de la tecnología de reconocimiento facial por parte de la TSA en aeropuertos de todo el país.
Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregon, Jeff Merkley, emitió hoy la siguiente declaración en respuesta al Inspector General del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los EE. UU., Joseph Cuffari, que inició una investigación sobre el uso de datos biométricos faciales por parte de la Administración de Seguridad del Transporte (TSA): “Solo tenemos una cara, y todos los que valoran la privacidad, la libertad,