Wyden, Merkley Announce $650,000 Loan for Improvements at Anthony Lakes Ski Area to Enhance Safety and Support Local Economy
Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal loan of $650,000 for the Anthony Lakes Outdoor Recreation Association (ALORA) to build a new rental shop to support ski programs and the local economy. “Anthony Lakes is a crown jewel of Eastern Oregon drawing skiers, snowshoers, and
Warren, Merkley, Booker, Van Hollen Question ED Secretary McMahon on Lack of Transparency, Guardrails for $1 Billion Student Loan Administration Fund
“(T)he agency has displayed a worrying lack of public transparency about what this vast sum of money has been spent on or will be spent on in the future.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) raised their concerns in a
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: 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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