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
KAINE, VAN HOLLEN, MERKLEY INTRODUCE BILL TO STRENGTHEN STATE DEPARTMENT WORKFORCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), announced the introduction of the State Department Integrity and Transparency Act, legislation to strengthen the State Department workforce and ensure senior State Department leaders are selected based on merit—not money or politics. The bill would
Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas Urge Continued Support for West Coast Fishermen and Oregon’s Seafood Industry
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Administrator Bruce Summers, who oversees the agency’s Agricultural Marketing Service, calling on the USDA to deliver critical federal support to West Coast fishermen
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Call to Support Small Cannabis Businesses
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in calling on the Senate Appropriations Committee to allow small cannabis businesses in Oregon and other states that have legalized cannabis sale and use to access Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. “SBA’s current policy excludes from
Declaración conjunta de Merkley y Meeks sobre la escalada de violencia en el estado de Rakhine de Birmania y las amenazas contra los rohinyá.
Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, miembro tanto del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado como del Comité de Asignaciones del Senado, y el miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Asuntos Exteriores de la Cámara de Representantes, Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-05), emitieron la siguiente declaración en respuesta a la violencia en curso en el estado de Rakhine de Birmania que amenaza aún más a la comunidad rohingya: “Nosotros
RUBIO, MERKLEY INTRODUCE BILL TO REAUTHORIZE UYGHUR HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY ACT
The People’s Republic of China continues to brutally suppress Uyghurs and other ethnic groups. The United States must continue to hold officials accountable for these abuses. The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, which U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) led, was signed into law in 2020 and its sanctions are set
Wyden, Merkley Announce National Trail Designation for Banks-Vernonia State Trail
WASHINGTON D.C.—Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the designation of the Banks-Vernonia State Trail to the National Trails System. The newly designated trail joins a network of more than 1,300 existing national recreation trails, which can be found in every U.S. state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
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