Merkley, Wyden, Lawmakers Urge Nonpartisan Congressional Scorekeeper to Determine True Cost of War in Iran
Trump Administration has provided inconsistent and incomplete estimates that contradict external experts, raising questions about true cost of war Senators: “The American people deserve to know the true costs of this conflict, and they deserve transparency and honesty when their government commits the nation to war.” Text of Letter (PDF)
Oregon Airports to Receive $14.5 Million in Federal Investments
Airports receiving federal funds include those in Ashland, Eugene, Hermiston, La Grande, Pendleton, Portland, Prineville, Salem, and Scappoose Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, as well as U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04) Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Maxine Dexter (OR-03), announced that nine Oregon airports will receive
Merkley Reflects on Over 600 Town Hall Meetings Held Across Oregon in New Video
PORTLAND, OR – Each year, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley holds a town hall in every one of Oregon’s 36 counties. During the annual events, Merkley hears directly from Oregonians about the challenges – large and small – that they face and about their ideas for moving Oregon and the
Whitehouse, Sanders, Merkley, Fletcher, Cleaver Lead More than 80 Colleagues in Filing Amicus Brief Urging Court to Restore Illegally Terminated Solar for All Funding
“EPA has given no reason why its unlawful actions to unwind Congressional appropriations should stand,” wrote the lawmakers Washington, D.C .— U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW); Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representatives Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-07)
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Administration Immediately End Deportation Flights to Iran
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand Donald Trump immediately end deportation flights to Iran. Last month, reports confirmed that Trump resumed the deportation of dozens of Iranians, many of whom could be persecuted, tortured, or even executed if forced to
El representante Salinas y el senador Merkley encabezan una carta en contra de los centros de detención de ICE en Oregón.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led Oregon’s Democratic Members of Congress and ten additional House Members in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Todd Lyons opposing any
Merkley, Wyden Announce More Than $92 million in Additional Funding for Critical Community Projects Across Oregon
Projects Dedicated to Improving Housing, Health Care, and Transportation & Infrastructure Improvements Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they secured more than $92 million in federal investments for essential community-initiated projects in nearly every Oregon county in the final funding package that recently
Peters, Collins, Ossoff, Merkley Reintroduce Bipartisan SWAT Act to Target Invasive Insect Hurting Fruit Growers
Bill Would Fund Mitigation and Research on Spotted Wing Drosophila Which Continue to Threaten Cherry, Blueberry, and Other Fruit Crops Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to combat the spread of spotted wing drosophila
Markey, Merkley, Senate Colleagues Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Treatment of Unaccompanied Children
Recent events demonstrate Trump administration’s deliberate attempts to target unaccompanied minors Letter Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today led a group of nine lawmakers in writing to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of Health and