Senators Markey, Merkley, Colleagues Sound the Alarm on Homeland Security Proposal to Develop Biometric Smart Glasses
Letter Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today led their colleagues in writing to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding the agency abandon its dangerous proposal, included in DHS’s proposed budget
Merkley Blasts Senate Republicans for Failing to End Trump’s Illegal Iran War
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to block his War Powers Resolution to end President Trump’s illegal war against Iran: “Rather than hold President Trump accountable for his reckless warmongering, Senate Republicans have once again rubber-stamped Trump’s
Four Years Following Killing of Palestinian-American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Van Hollen, Merkley, Welch Again Press for Justice, Accountability in Her Death
Washington, D.C. – Today, four years following the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) once again pressed the Trump Administration to pursue justice and accountability in her death. The Senators urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Federal
Merkley y Wyden luchan para revertir los recortes del SNAP y restaurar la seguridad alimentaria de millones de estadounidenses.
Washington, DC – Después de que Trump y los republicanos del Congreso aprobaron a principios de este año su "Gran y Fea TRAICIÓN" de un proyecto de ley de presupuesto que dejará a millones de familias pasando hambre, el senador estadounidense de Oregón Jeff Merkley lideró a todo el Caucus Demócrata del Senado, incluido el senador estadounidense de Oregón Ron Wyden, en la presentación de la Restauración de la Seguridad Alimentaria para las Familias Estadounidenses.
Merkley y Wyden se unen a 88 legisladores para instar a la protección de las inversiones en vehículos eléctricos en las negociaciones bipartidistas sobre transporte de superficie.
Washington, D.C. – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, se unieron hoy a 88 legisladores para presionar a los líderes de los Comités de Medio Ambiente y Obras Públicas del Senado y de Transporte e Infraestructura de la Cámara de Representantes para que protejan las inversiones en vehículos eléctricos (VE) y reautoricen la legislación bipartidista sobre transporte terrestre. Los legisladores reafirmaron su compromiso de apoyar una iniciativa similar.
Wyden y Merkley exigen a la administración Trump que limpie los residuos tóxicos para proteger a las familias militares y a las comunidades locales.
Washington, D.C. – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley anunciaron hoy que se han unido a sus colegas para instar a la administración Trump a revertir su decisión de retrasar la limpieza de sustancias químicas tóxicas en cientos de instalaciones militares en Oregón y en todo el país. Los senadores también solicitaron protección para las familias de militares y las comunidades cercanas.
Merkley, Wyden, Western Senators Call for Emergency Funding for Wildfire Recovery on Federal Lands
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined fellow Western Senators to urge Congress to pass additional funding to support wildfire recovery on federal lands. In a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), the Senators pressed for additional resources to
Blackburn, Merkley Urge FIFA to Recognize Afghan Women United as Afghanistan’s Women’s Football Team
‘Despite [FIFA’s] stated human rights standards, the body has too often failed to enforce them consistently’ NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) sent a letter to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino urging FIFA to formally recognize Afghan Women’s United as Afghanistan’s national women’s football team and to
Hoyle, Wyden, Merkley and Carbajal Demand Answers from Coast Guard on Sudden Removal of Newport Rescue Helicopter
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04) led a letter with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, as well as Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, demanding immediate answers from the U.S. Coast Guard regarding its decision to
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