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
Merkley Announces Committee Action to Invest in Oregon Agriculture and Support Veterans
Funding included in fiscal year 2025 government funding bills champion programs and projects to support rural communities, family farms, and veterans’ services Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced he secured critical investments in Oregon agriculture, rural housing, food assistance, rural
Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group Statement on Certification of Wasteful Sentinel ICBM Program
Washington (July 15, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group (NWAC), along with co-chairs Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Representatives John Garamendi (CA-08) and Don Beyer (VA-08), released the following statement on the Department of Defense certifying the Sentinel
Merkley’s Bipartisan Bill Supporting Tibetan Self-Determination Now Law
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced his bipartisan bill—the Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act—has been signed into law. Merkey’s bill, which he co-authored with Indiana’s U.S. Senator Todd Young, supports Tibetan self-determination and promotes dialogue between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and
Oregon Delegation Announces $1.49 Billion Federal Investment for Interstate Bridge Replacement Project
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, today announced an additional federal investment of $1.49 billion for the Interstate-5 Bridge replacement project. “Today’s federal investment, the largest investment in the country under the Bridge Investment Program, is great news for
Merkley’s Bipartisan Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act Signed into Law
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today that his bipartisan legislation with Louisiana’s Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. to address America’s stillbirth crisis has been signed into law. The Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act amends federal law to clarify that stillbirth prevention activities are an allowable
Merkley, Padilla Lead New Legislation to Protect U.S. Elections from Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and California’s U.S. Senator Alex Padilla—along with Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Peter Welch (D-VT)—today announced the introduction of the Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence Regulations (FAIR) Elections Act. The bill aims to ensure the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) does