Merkley Denounces Unjust Sentencing of Hong Kong Democracy Advocate Jimmy Lai
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—issued this statement following the sentencing of Jimmy Lai, an entrepreneur and democracy advocate in Hong Kong who has been imprisoned since 2020 under
Merkley, Wyden Lead the Charge to Limit DHS’ Use of Facial Recognition Technology Amid Trump’s Rapidly Growing Surveillance State
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they introduced the ICE Out of Our Faces Act. The bicameral legislation would rein in the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), banning agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs
Merkley, Senate and House Lawmakers: Trump Administration Risking a New Arms Race with Failure to Renew Nuclear Treaty with Russia
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—co-chair of the Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—led his Senate and House colleagues in raising urgent concerns about the expiration this week of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
Merkley, Wyden, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Salinas Announce More Electric School Buses Coming to Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06), announced that federal funding is being awarded to seven Oregon school districts to help transition school bus fleets away from outdated diesel engines and toward
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $3 Million Coming to Oregon for Public Housing Coordination and Assistance
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will be awarding communities across Oregon a total of $3,035,546 from the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program fund. These funds will be used to assist families who are struggling
Wyden, Merkley Announce $72 Million Federal Investment for Expansion of Microchip’s Gresham Facility
Microchip expansion in Gresham will create hundreds of Oregon jobs and further grow the state’s semiconductor economy Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce is awarding $72 million in direct funding to Microchip for its Gresham expansion, as part
Merkley aplaude la firme acción de la administración sobre el hidrógeno limpio
WASHINGTON, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, miembro del Comité de Medio Ambiente y Obras Públicas y una de las principales voces del Senado en materia de clima, emitió la siguiente declaración sobre las nuevas reglas del hidrógeno de la administración Biden: “Aplaudo a la administración Biden por tomar esta paso importante para garantizar que
Merkley, Wyden: $13 millones para la conservación y restauración de ecosistemas acuáticos en todo Oregón
WASHINGTON, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, anunciaron hoy que un total de $13 millones del Departamento del Interior de Estados Unidos beneficiarán a cinco proyectos de Oregón destinados a proteger y conservar los ecosistemas y hábitats acuáticos en todo el estado. Estos proyectos utilizarán la financiación crítica obtenida
El proyecto de ley del representante Hoyle para restaurar la equidad para la tribu Siletz es aprobado por la Cámara y el Senado de los EE. UU. y se convertirá en ley
Washington, DC – Ayer, el proyecto de ley del Representante Val Hoyle (OR-04) para restaurar la equidad para las Tribus Confederadas de Indios Siletz (Siletz) fue aprobado en el Senado de los Estados Unidos con el Senador Jeff Merkley como líder del Senado. La HR 2839 ahora se presentará al presidente Biden, quien se espera que la promulgue.