Merkley Launches Investigation into Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Surrounding Renovation of the Reflecting Pool
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee—launched an investigation into the Trump Administration’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, which has so far reportedly cost American taxpayers more
Merkley and Alsobrooks: Senate Republicans Vote to Allow Federal Student Loan Costs to Soar
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maryland’s U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks slammed Senate Republicans for voting to allow the Trump Administration to cap federal student loans and overhaul the student loan system, driving up costs for students across the nation: “As the first in my family
Shaheen, Duckworth, Schatz, Rosen, Merkley, Kim, Slotkin Statement on Meeting with the Speaker of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) released a statement following a meeting with the President of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan, Speaker Han Kuo-Yu, and
Victorias para el agua: Merkley y Wyden anuncian un aumento en la conservación del agua, los puertos pequeños y la energía renovable en el paquete de financiación de 2024
La financiación incluida en el paquete de asignaciones de minibús para el año fiscal 24 defiende la energía renovable y el almacenamiento de energía, los puertos pequeños, la pesca y más. Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, anunciaron hoy importantes inversiones para mejorar la infraestructura y la conservación del agua y potenciar los proyectos de energía renovable en Oregón, incluidos más de $12,5 millones.
Merkley, Wyden y Hoyle anuncian $165,252 a Southern Coos Hospital & Health para telemedicina en el condado de Coos
WASHINGTON, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, y el representante estadounidense Val Hoyle (OR-04) anunciaron hoy que Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center recibió una subvención federal de $165,252 para brindar servicios de atención médica a través de telemedicina, beneficiando directamente a 3,066 pacientes en la costa sur rural de Oregón. "Comunidades rurales
Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle Press Feds to Extend Comment Period for Wind Energy off Oregon Coast
Washington, DC — U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle today asked federal officials to extend the initial comment period for the development of environmental assessment of leasing activities in the Coos Bay Wind Energy Area and the Brookings Wind Energy Area off the
Farms, Food, and Fiber: Merkley and Wyden Announce Big Investments for Oregon Agriculture and Rural Communities in 2024 Funding Package
Funding included in the FY24 minibus appropriations package champions family farms, rural housing, broadband, and more. Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced major investments in Oregon agriculture, rural housing, food assistance, and rural business priorities—along with nearly $12.7 million in funding for 14
Rep. Cleaver, Sen. Merkley Introduce Legislation to Protect Federal Pensions from Economic Impact of Climate Change
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), along with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), re-introduced the Restructuring Environmentally Sound Pensions in Order to Negate Disaster (RESPOND) Act. The legislation would require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) to conduct a thorough assessment to
Huffman, Cohen, Merkley Call on Forest Service to Ban Cyanide Bombs on Public Lands
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Steve Cohen (TN-09) along with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led a letter urging the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ban M-44 cyanide injectors on public lands in its jurisdiction and to remove
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