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: Supreme Court Decision Temporarily Preserves Mifepristone Access in Ongoing Fight for Reproductive Care
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine: “Mifepristone has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since 2000 and has been used safely and effectively for decades. Today,
Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle Announce $5.5 Million to OSU for Marine Energy Research
Federal funds for OSU part of $14.7 million overall for Pacific Marine Energy Center consortium Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today announced that Oregon State University will receive $5.5 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support its Pacific Marine Energy Center operations in Corvallis.
Rep. Sara Jacobs, Sen. Jeff Merkley Introduce Bill To Improve Peace Negotiations, Make Negotiations Support Unit Permanent
Washington, D.C. — Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the bicameral Support for Peace Act, which would permanently establish the Negotiations Support Unit (NSU) at the State Department. The Negotiations Support Unit’s team of peace process, reconciliation, and negotiation experts provide support to U.S. diplomats at
Bipartisan Legislation Promoting Peaceful Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Passes Congress
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Indiana’s U.S. Senator Todd Young, and U.S. Representatives Jim McGovern (D-MA-02) and Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) announced Congress passed their bipartisan bill to enhance U.S. support for Tibet and promote dialogue between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Dalai Lama toward
Merkley, Cassidy Bipartisan Bill to Address America’s Stillbirth Crisis Nearly Law
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Louisiana’s U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D., today announced their bipartisan Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act unanimously passed the Senate and now heads to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. The bill will help bring down the shockingly
House Passes the WIPPES Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2964, the Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act. Sponsored by Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI), the bipartisan, bicameral WIPPES Act would require the Federal Trade Commission to create a uniform label for products that have and/or require a “Do