Merkley condena nuevos recortes de financiación por parte de la administración Trump.
WASHINGTON, DC – Hoy, el senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley (D-OR), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Presupuesto del Senado, emitió la siguiente declaración después de que el presidente Donald Trump y el director de la Oficina de Administración y Presupuesto (OMB), Russ Vought, emitieran más rescisiones de bolsillo ilegales, esta vez recuperando casi 1.040.100 millones de dólares.
Los senadores Markey y Merkley, junto con los representantes Jayapal, Tlaib y Pressley, vuelven a presentar un proyecto de ley para detener el uso gubernamental del reconocimiento facial y otras tecnologías biométricas.
Texto del proyecto de ley (PDF) Washington (25 de septiembre de 2026) – El senador Edward J. Markey (demócrata por Massachusetts), miembro del Comité de Comercio, Ciencia y Transporte, el senador Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) y las representantes Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) y Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) anunciaron la reintroducción de la Ley de Moratoria sobre el Reconocimiento Facial y la Tecnología Biométrica, legislación para prohibir que el gobierno utilice
Los senadores Markey y Merkley encabezan la petición de sus colegas para que la administración Trump abandone el imprudente acuerdo nuclear con Arabia Saudí.
El acuerdo de Trump cede ante las demandas saudíes y no supera la prueba del “estándar de oro” Texto de la carta (PDF) Washington (25 de septiembre de 2026) – Los senadores Edward J. Markey (demócrata por Massachusetts) y Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón), copresidentes del Grupo de Trabajo bicameral sobre Armas Nucleares y Control de Armas, enviaron hoy una carta al Secretario de Estado Marco Rubio exigiendo que
Oregon, Washington’s U.S. Senators Urge BPA to Carefully Consider Day-Ahead Electricity Market Decision
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and Washington’s U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell today sent a letter urging the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to make a careful, deliberate decision about which power market to join. Currently, the BPA is considering joining one of
Merkley Statement on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Address to Congress
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress: “I did not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress. “I was horrified by Hamas’ horrific terrorist attack on October 7th and fully
In Historic First, Committee Advances Peters, Merkley, Hawley, Ossoff and Rosen Bipartisan Legislation to Ban Member Stock Trading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation, negotiated by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA), and built off of Merkley’s ETHICS Act, to ban Members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependents from holding, buying, or selling stocks has advanced out of committee. This
Merkley: Momentum Behind Banning Congressional Stock Trading
Bipartisan ETHICS Act Clears Key Hurdle to Head to Senate Floor Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after his legislation to ban Congressional stock trading passed out of committee: “Members of Congress should serve the people, not their portfolios. For the first time,
Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle Announce $16.6 Million to Oregon for Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Projects
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today announced $16.6 million in federal funds for Oregon habitat restoration and coastal resilience projects made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. “Salmon, fishing and our beautiful outdoors are all central
Merkley: No President in My Lifetime Has Done More Than Biden
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after President Joe Biden announced he will not seek a second term: “No president in my lifetime has done more than Joe Biden. He’s achieved historic successes in investments in American manufacturing, renewable energy, and infrastructure, strengthened
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