Following 5th Anniversary of January 6, Merkley and Tillis Secure Unanimous Passage of Bipartisan Resolution to Display January 6 Plaque Inside U.S. Capitol
After the 2021 attack, Congress agreed to install a permanent plaque to honor law enforcement who helped protect U.S. Capitol; now, Senate has agreed to temporarily install the plaque on the Senate side of the Capitol Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and North Carolina’s U.S. Senator
Rep. Mike Levin, Sen. Jeff Merkley to Introduce New Bill to Prevent Taxpayer Dollars from Being Used by Oil Companies in Venezuela
Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) announced that he plans to introduce new legislation in the coming weeks that would prevent American taxpayer dollars from being used to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure for the benefit of Big Oil companies. Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley will pursue the Senate companion of this
Merkley, Scott Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Fight Opioid Overdose in Schools, Support School Access to Naloxone
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Florida’s U.S. Senator Rick Scott teamed up to reintroduce their bipartisan School Access to Naloxone Act. The bipartisan legislation would ensure school personnel have the training and education to administer lifesaving drugs and devices for emergency treatment in cases of
Merkley y Warnock lideran un esfuerzo bipartidista para instar al Departamento de Educación a liberar las subvenciones federales que apoyan a los estudiantes de bajos ingresos en todo el país.
Washington, D.C. – El senador estadounidense por Oregón, Jeff Merkley, y el senador estadounidense por Georgia, el reverendo Raphael Warnock, encabezaron un grupo bipartidista de 34 senadores que exigieron a la secretaria de Educación, Linda McMahon, y al director de la Oficina de Administración y Presupuesto (OMB), Russell Vought, la liberación inmediata de fondos cruciales para los programas TRIO, un programa de larga data.
Risch, Merkley Advocate for Urban Canal Repairs
Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Existing Aging Infrastructure Funds for Repairs WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today introduced the Urban Canal Modernization Act to allow Bureau of Reclamation aging infrastructure funding to help address repairs for urban canals with extraordinary maintenance issues. “Failure to
Merkley, Wyden, Padilla, Bonamici y colegas de ambos partidos instan al gobierno a liberar 52,1 millones de dólares en fondos federales para la educación de estudiantes trabajadores agrícolas.
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, el senador estadounidense de California, Alex Padilla, y la representante estadounidense Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) lideraron hoy a 26 legisladores para exigir al director de la Oficina de Administración y Presupuesto (OMB), Russell Vought, y a la secretaria de Educación, Linda McMahon, la liberación inmediata de 1.240.000 dólares para el programa de Equivalencia de Bachillerato.
Merkley, Colleagues: Trump Administration Must Do More to Protect Wildland Firefighters from Dangerous Smoke Exposure
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led U.S. Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) to demand the Trump Administration ensure federal wildland firefighters are adequately protected from wildfire smoke as these heroes risk their lives to
Wyden, Merkley, Dexter Announce More Than $2 Million for Wildfire and Watershed Resilience in Mt. Hood National Forest
Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter today announced more than $2 million in federal investments for fuels reduction work across private and public lands in Mt. Hood National Forest to reduce the risk of wildfire. “During another destructive wildfire season, I have heard
Padilla, Merkley, Cortez Masto y Peters instan al secretario del Smithsonian a mantenerse firme contra los ataques de Trump a los museos.
WASHINGTON, DC — Hoy, los senadores estadounidenses Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Reglas y Administración del Senado, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), miembro de mayor rango del Subcomité de Asignaciones del Senado para el Interior, el Medio Ambiente y Agencias Relacionadas, Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) y Gary Peters (D-Mich.) alentaron al secretario del Smithsonian, Lonnie G. Bunch.
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