Strickland, Merkley Introduce Bill Addressing Toxic Chemical Killing Pacific Northwest Salmon
Washington, D.C. – Today, during Puget Sound Day on the Hill, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Co-Chair of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus, introduced her 6PPD Task Force Act. The bill creates a Task Force to bridge together federal, state, tribal, and industry voices to coordinate further 6PPD-quinone (6PPD) research and identify a safe alternative. U.S. Representative Emily Randall (WA-06), and Puget Sound Recovery Caucus
Merkley, Warren, Van Hollen, Sanders Probe Trump-Backed Board of Peace’s Plan to Rebuild Gaza with Shady Cryptocurrency
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley partnered with U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to press the Trump Administration over its plans to reportedly develop a US dollar-backed stablecoin for Gaza as part of post-war reconstruction efforts. The Senators raise serious
Republicans Block Senate Democrats’ War Powers Resolution, Once Again Voting to Continue Trump’s Unjustified, Unpopular and Costly Iran War
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — In the seventh week of Donald Trump’s unjustified and illegal Iran war, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Andy Kim
Wyden y Merkley critican duramente a la administración Trump por poner fin ilegalmente a un programa de ayuda para estudiantes con discapacidades.
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley anunciaron hoy que se unen a sus colegas para presionar a la administración Trump por sus esfuerzos ilegales para cerrar la administración del Departamento de Educación y la aplicación de la Ley de Educación para Personas con Discapacidades (IDEA), que garantiza oportunidades y protecciones educativas.
Merkley arremete contra los senadores republicanos por su "agenda para hacer hambriento a Estados Unidos".
Resolución de Merkley y Schumer que exige a Trump evitar que millones de estadounidenses pasen hambre, bloqueada en el Senado. Washington, D.C. – El senador estadounidense por Oregón, Jeff Merkley, denunció hoy a los republicanos del Senado por bloquear su resolución, presentada junto con el líder de la minoría demócrata en el Senado, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), que obliga al presidente Trump a utilizar de inmediato todos los fondos aprobados por el Congreso para evitar que las familias pasen hambre. “El presidente Trump ha
Merkley, Schumer, Bonamici, Hayes, 44 Senate Democrats Pressure Trump, Senate Republicans to Fully Turn on Nutrition Assistance for Millions
Merkley, Schumer lead Senate resolution demanding Trump to open resources for millions of Americans Washington, D.C. – After benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for roughly 42 million Americans were stopped over the weekend due to the ongoing Republican-led government shutdown, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Pause Student Loans for Federal Workers, Contractors, and Military During Ongoing Trump Shutdown
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they are introducing legislation that would pause student loan payments for federal workers when a federal government shutdown lasts longer than two weeks. “While Donald Trump and his Republican yes-men aren’t lifting a finger to stop
Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici, Salinas, Dexter, Bynum Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden—along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.-01), Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.-06), Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.-03), and Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.-05)—joined over 100 federal lawmakers in demanding President Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum immediately cease any plans to open new offshore oil and gas leases in U.S. federal
Warren, Markey, Merkley Press Trump on Failure to Address American Families’ Rising Electricity Costs
Investigation reveals Trump Administration “has no explanations for its failures and no answers for American families that are hit hard by high energy costs.” Lawmakers publish new data showing electricity costs have increased 11% since Trump took office, costing families more than $70 billion in higher utilities bills over next
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