Merkley Applauds GAO for Reaffirming that Trump’s Pocket Rescissions Are Illegal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement after the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reaffirmed that the Impoundment Control Act does now allow for the President to issue a pocket rescission on expiring funding. On Friday, President
Merkley Renews Push to Crack Down on State and Local Corruption
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley pushed to strengthen federal anti-corruption laws after the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for state and local officials to accept gratuities for official actions. Merkley reintroduced the Stop Corrupt Gratuities Act, which would restore public trust in state and local government
Merkley, Pingree Lead Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Demolition of the Kennedy Center
The bicameral, bipartisan effort comes amid recent threats from President Trump that the living memorial to JFK could be ‘ripped down’ unless his name is added to the building Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Members of the Senate and House Interior-Environment Appropriations
POSTPONED: Merkley Announces Central Oregon Town Halls in March
Because of a change in the U.S. Senate voting schedule, all town halls scheduled for Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21 have been postponed. An updated event schedule and invitations will be shared in the coming weeks, so please stay tuned! Bend, OR. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he will continue his town
Merkley Applauds Senate Passage of Housing Provisions to Crack Down on Hedge Fund Control of American Homes
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a long-time champion of kicking hedge funds out of the housing market—released the following statement after the Senate passed sweeping housing legislation that includes the first-ever limits on institutional investors purchasing single-family homes: “Housing in our communities should be homes for families, not profit centers
Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from Defense Department on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today pressed the Department of Defense to provide answers to the American people regarding the airstrikes on a school and civilian casualties in Iran. Trump’s Defense Department airstrikes on a girls’ elementary school reportedly killed 168 people – mostly children –
Wyden, Merkley y Crapo instan a Trump a priorizar la apertura del mercado japonés a las patatas estadounidenses.
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden, miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Finanzas del Senado, y Jeff Merkley, miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Presupuesto del Senado, junto con el presidente del Comité de Finanzas, Mike Crapo, republicano de Idaho, pidieron hoy a Donald Trump que priorice la obtención de acceso al mercado para las papas frescas estadounidenses durante la visita del primer ministro japonés Takaichi Sanae.
Merkley, Murkowski, Luján y Durbin presionan para que se auditen las prácticas del Departamento de Justicia en la edición de los archivos de Epstein.
La ley prohíbe las censuras basadas en el daño a la reputación o la sensibilidad política Washington, DC – Hoy, los senadores estadounidenses Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) y Dick Durbin (D-IL) solicitaron una auditoría independiente y un informe al Congreso sobre las prácticas del Departamento de Justicia (DOJ) en la censura de información
Wyden y Merkley se unen a sus colegas para presentar un proyecto de ley bipartidista que busca actualizar y ampliar los beneficios del programa Lifeline para personas mayores y estadounidenses con discapacidades.
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley se unieron hoy a sus colegas para presentar un proyecto de ley bipartidista que fortalecería los beneficios esenciales del Ingreso Suplementario de Seguridad (SSI, por sus siglas en inglés) que apoyan a casi 8 millones de adultos mayores y personas con discapacidades, incluyendo a más de 80,000 habitantes de Oregón. La Ley de Restauración del Ingreso Suplementario de Seguridad haría que...
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