Oregon Lawmakers Demand Homeland Security Withdraw its Federal Agents from Portland After They Tear-Gassed Oregonians
Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Bynum and Dexter: “Attacking our communities is not law enforcement: it is a blatant suppression of people’s constitutional rights.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today led a letter with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine
Republicans Again Block Merkley’s Push to Permanently Ban Pocket Rescissions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate considers bipartisan legislation to set funding for a portion of the federal government, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, offered an amendment to codify a permanent ban on pocket rescissions by prohibiting the President from sending Congress a
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Probe Collapse in IRS Investigations of Wealthy Tax Cheats Under Trump
Senators: IRS investigations into abusive tax schemes plummeted last year to lowest levels in the past decade Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand answers on how Republican funding clawbacks and DOGE staff cuts have gutted the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation
Merkley, Colleagues Push to Increase Nursing Education and Workforce Support
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Angus King (I-ME), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Alex Padilla (D-CA), introduced the bicameral Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN)
Merkley, Wyden Announce OSU to Receive $1.5 Million for Leadership on Pesticide Information, Safety Awareness
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Oregon State University (OSU) will receive $1.5 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to administer the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), and provide the public with unbiased, accurate, and science-based information on a broad range
Van Hollen, Durbin, Kaine, Schatz & Colleagues File Amendment Requiring the Use of U.S. Supplemental Aid Comply with U.S., International Law
Amendment has support of 19 Senators WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin, (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) along with 15 of their colleagues are filing their amendment to require that the weapons received by any country under the proposed national security supplemental
Wyden, Merkley Statement on Bipartisan Senate Confirmation of Amy M. Baggio for U.S. District Court in Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’sU.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after a bipartisan Senate vote to confirm Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Amy M. Baggio for a seat on the U.S. District Court in Oregon. “Judge Baggio and her extensive experience as both a jurist
POSTPONED: Merkley Announces First In-Person Town Halls of 2024
Due to a series of unexpected votes, Senator Merkley must remain in Washington, D.C. and postpone his town halls that were scheduled for Linn and Benton counties on Tuesday, February 13 and Washington and Columbia counties on Wednesday, February 14. Senator Merkley looks forward to rescheduling the events soon to hear from community members in
Update: Oregon Delegation Announces Over $7 Million for Federal Fishery Disaster Declaration
The federal funding will help ocean commercial fishermen in Oregon recover from significant economic losses in 2018, 2019, and 2020 from declining salmon populations. Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Lori Chavez-DeRemer
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