Wyden, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Modernize Power Grid, Lower Energy Costs and Reduce Wildfire Risk
WATCH: Wyden unveils legislation at Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on power grid resilience Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today introduced legislation that would overhaul aging power line infrastructure and improve efficiency in order to bring down energy costs and reduce wildfire risks
Merkley Joins Push to Ban Private Equity from Owning Nursing Homes and Hospitals
Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley put his support behind the Take Back Our Hospitals Act, a bill to effectively ban private equity ownership of hospitals and nursing homes by making them ineligible to receive Medicare funding. More than 400 hospitals and nursing homes are currently owned and
Wyden, Merkley Push to Stop Trump’s Education Department From Politicizing Civil Rights Investigations
Oregon senators: “Students whose civil rights have been violated should never serve as political pawns. They deserve justice and an equal opportunity to pursue an education” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called on the Trump administration to stop weaponizing the Department of Education’s Office
Merkley Touts Committee Passage of His Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Reduce and Reuse Systems Nationwide
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee—announced that his bipartisan Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies (REUSE) Act cleared a key hurdle by passing out of the EPW Committee. Merkley leads the REUSE Act with West Virginia’s U.S.
Merkley, Wyden Backing Bills to Stand Up for Federal Workers During Republican Shutdown
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden said today they joined their Senate colleagues to co-sponsor two bills to pay all federal employees, federal contractors, and servicemembers during the ongoing Republican-led government shutdown. “President Trump and Congressional Republicans don’t get to pick and choose who they want
Dexter, Wyden, Merkley y Bonamici logran la liberación de una madre de Portland tras meses de detención ilegal por parte de ICE
“Estoy deseando abrazar a mis bebés. Y luego podré trabajar para otros como yo”, dijo Jackie Merlos. PORTLAND, OR— Hoy, la congresista Maxine Dexter, MD (OR-03), los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, y la congresista Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) anunciaron que Jackie Merlos fue liberada de Inmigración y Aduanas.
Merkley lidera a sus colegas en la exigencia de que la CBO investigue el costo del despliegue de la Guardia Nacional de Trump en ciudades estadounidenses, incluida Portland.
WASHINGTON, DC – Hoy, el senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Presupuesto del Senado, encabezó a varios de sus colegas en el Senado al pedir a la Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso (CBO) que investigue el costo de la descarada decisión de la administración Trump de desplegar personal de la Guardia Nacional en ciudades estadounidenses. El presidente Trump ha ordenado
Wyden, Merkley y sus colegas denuncian el desmantelamiento por parte de la administración Trump de las oficinas educativas responsables de apoyar a las personas con discapacidad.
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley (ambos demócratas de Oregón) criticaron hoy los esfuerzos de la administración Trump por desmantelar la educación especial de Estados Unidos con su decisión de despedir ilegalmente a los trabajadores del Departamento de Educación que brindan servicios y recursos educativos en Oregón y en todo el país para personas con discapacidades y sus familias.
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Trump USDA to Immediately Release November SNAP Benefits
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-OR) today urged the Trump administration to release the billions of dollars at its disposal to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue next month in Oregon and nationwide. “We were deeply disturbed to hear that the
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