Merkley Statement on EPW Chairmanship for 120th Congress
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced he intends to seek the Chairmanship of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee for the 120th Congress: “I am excited to announce that I plan to seek the Chairmanship of EPW in the next Congress. “This committee has
Merkley, Wyden, Bynum Lead Congressional Resolutions Honoring Silver Rail Elementary School and Bend Community
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden partnered with U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum (OR-05) to announce the introduction of resolutions in the Senate and House that express the condolences of Congress and honor the memory of the victims of the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting in Bend on October 15,
Merkley, Wyden, Bentz, Hoyle Push VA to Prioritize Oregon Veterans’ Homes
Washington, D.C. – Marking Veterans Day this week, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. Representatives Cliff Bentz (OR-02) and Val Hoyle (OR-04), are calling on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prioritize funding for the construction of Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ (ODVA) proposed Roseburg State Veterans’
Merkley y Murkowski lideran la iniciativa para impedir el desmantelamiento de una red de monitoreo oceánico única en su tipo.
Washington, DC – Hoy, los senadores estadounidenses Jeff Merkley (D-OR) y Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) subieron al pleno del Senado para aprobar con éxito su legislación bipartidista que detiene el desmantelamiento imprudente de la Iniciativa de Observatorios Oceánicos (OOI) de la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias (NSF), un sistema complejo de 900 instrumentos de monitoreo oceánico que proporciona información en tiempo real,
Merkley celebra la aprobación en comité de su proyecto de ley bipartidista para apoyar la producción de drones en Taiwán y la seguridad nacional estadounidense.
Washington, DC – Hoy, el senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, miembro destacado del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado, aplaudió la aprobación por parte del comité de su proyecto de ley bipartidista "Cielos Azules para Taiwán". El proyecto de ley de Merkley amplía la cooperación entre Estados Unidos y Taiwán en el desarrollo de sistemas aéreos no tripulados (UAS) frente a la
Mientras Trump solicita $1.5 billones para el Pentágono, los senadores Markey y Merkley presionan para obtener detalles sobre el costo de $1.2 billones de dólares y la misión de la "Cúpula Dorada".
Texto de la carta (PDF) Washington (17 de junio de 2026) – Mientras el Congreso considera la solicitud del presidente Trump de 1.5 billones de dólares para gastos del Pentágono y SpaceX gana miles de millones en contratos para la Cúpula Dorada, los senadores Edward J. Markey (demócrata por Massachusetts) y Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) y los representantes John Garamendi (CA-08) y Don Beyer (VA-08), copresidentes del Comité bicameral de Energía Nuclear
Merkley Spearheads Common-Sense Bills to Support the American Dream of Homeownership
Washington, D.C. – During National Homeownership Month, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced two new bills to help support the dream of homeownership for Americans by strengthening consumer protections and affordable homebuying opportunities for families nationwide. First, the Home Equity Lending Integrity Act would provide clear consumer lending protections and
Merkley Asks CBO to Detail How Investing in Flood Adaptations Can Affect the Federal Budget
A Previous CBO Report Detailed How Spending for Adaptations can Reduce Flood Damage WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, requested that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) conduct a study of how federal spending for flood adaptations now is likely
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump Admin On Growing Threat of Ebola and Hantavirus After Devastating Foreign Aid Cuts
Senators: Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts Are Putting Americans at Risk Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined their Democratic Senate colleagues in sounding the alarm on how the Trump administration’s foreign aid cuts under DOGE have led to a humanitarian health crisis
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