Merkley, McBath, Brown Champion Legislation to Improve Educational Outcomes and Experiences
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-07) and Shontel Brown (D-OH-11) teamed up to reintroduce the Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act, bold legislation that would make investments to address overcrowded classrooms and set students up for success. Research shows students
Wyden y Merkley presentan legislación para imponer sanciones a la construcción de asentamientos israelíes.
Las sanciones se dirigirían a la construcción de asentamientos dentro del área E1 de Cisjordania Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley dijeron hoy que se unieron a sus colegas del Senado para presentar una legislación para imponer sanciones selectivas a empresas, individuos y otras entidades que faciliten el desarrollo de asentamientos israelíes en
Líderes de Merkley, Bonamici, Wyden y Oregón desbloquean 14 millones de dólares en fondos federales para un proyecto en la costa de Oregón.
Washington, DC – Hoy, el senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, la congresista estadounidense Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), el senador estadounidense de Oregón, Ron Wyden, la gobernadora de Oregón, Tina Kotek, el fiscal general de Oregón, Dan Rayfield, y el representante estatal de Oregón, Cyrus Javadi, anunciaron que, gracias a sus esfuerzos, la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA) ha liberado $14,567,624 en
Merkley, Wyden, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Salinas: Nearly $43 Million Coming to Portland, Warm Springs, and Salem for Critical Transportation Improvements
Washington, D.C. – 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 today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding nearly $43 million in federal funding from its Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity
Wyden, Merkley Announce $25 Million Expansion to Broadband Technical Assistance Program
Funding from USDA Rural Development Provides Assistance to Rural Communities in Oregon and Across the Nation Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the federal government is making available $25 million through the broadband technical assistance program to help local organizations, cooperatives and Tribes expand affordable, high-speed
Merkley, Wyden Support Introduction of Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they joined their colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month. The resolution—authored by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)—highlights the contributions LGBTQ+ Americans have made to our country, notes several major milestones in the
Co-Chairs of Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group Lead Letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Regarding Concerns about Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Program
Letter Text (PDF) WASHINGTON, DC— Today, U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA-08) and Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), co-chairs of the Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, led a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin regarding concerns about the Department
During Pride Month, Wyden, Merkley Join Resolution Apologizing for Government Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Civil Servants, Servicemembers
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are co-sponsoring a Senate resolution that acknowledges and apologizes for the mistreatment of and discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals who have served the nation in the uniformed services, as civil servants, or in the Foreign Service. “Even as millions celebrate Pride
Merkley Leads Oregon Delegation Push for the USACE to Fully Funded Fish Hatchery Production in the Willamette Basin
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led members of the Oregon delegation, Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), in a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) urging the agency’s Portland District to prioritize hatchery fish production, as
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