Merkley, Senate Colleagues Call to Halt Implementation of Trump’s Illegal Executive Order to Eliminate Vote-by-Mail
Senators Direct Commerce Secretary to Explain Department’s Involvement with USPS and Elections, and Preserve Documents for Congressional Oversight Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined his Senate Democratic colleagues to demand U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick oppose the Department’s involvement in President Trump’s illegal executive order (EO) attacking
Merkley, Wyden y otros legisladores instan a un organismo congresional no partidista a determinar el verdadero costo de la guerra en Irán.
La administración Trump ha proporcionado estimaciones inconsistentes e incompletas que contradicen a expertos externos, lo que genera dudas sobre el verdadero costo de la guerra. Senadores: “El pueblo estadounidense merece conocer los verdaderos costos de este conflicto, y merece transparencia y honestidad cuando su gobierno compromete a la nación en la guerra”. Texto de la carta (PDF)
Los aeropuertos de Oregón recibirán 14,5 millones de dólares en inversiones federales.
Los aeropuertos que reciben fondos federales incluyen los de Ashland, Eugene, Hermiston, La Grande, Pendleton, Portland, Prineville, Salem y Scappoose. Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, así como las representantes estadounidenses Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06) y Maxine Dexter (OR-03), anunciaron que nueve aeropuertos de Oregón recibirán
Merkley, Wyden Call on Oz to Resolve Chaos as States Implement Trumpcare
Despite Republican Efforts to Roll Back Improvements to Medicaid and Medicare, Democrats Used Senate Rules to Preserve More than a Dozen Policies; State Medicaid Programs Have Received Minimal Direction from the Trump Administration About How to Implement These Roll Backs or Preserve Remaining Policies, Raising Specter of Confusion, Lost Coverage
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
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Donald Trump to Reinforce Opposition to West Bank Annexation
Senators press Trump to reinforce opposition to territorial annexation after Gaza ceasefire plan omits mention of West Bank Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to urge Donald Trump to reinforce his stated opposition to Israel’s annexation of territory in
Merkley Holds Senate Floor for 22 hours 37 minutes to Ring the Alarm Bells of Trump’s Authoritarianism
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after holding the Senate floor for 22 hours 37 minutes – the third longest in Senate history – to ring the alarm bells about the Trump Administration’s authoritarian takeover of the country: “Trump’s plan is to replace
Van Hollen, Merkley, Castor, Frost Lead Colleagues in Pressing Trump Administration on Detention of 16-year-old U.S. Citizen by Israel
Lawmakers were joined by over 20 additional members in seeking update on release of Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) and Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) are leading 13 Senators and 10 House members in pressing the Trump
Dexter, Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici Press ICE to Release Portland Mother After Court Clears Her Case
PORTLAND, OR— Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) led a letter with Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately release Jackie Merlos, a Portland mother who remains detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center (NWIPC) despite an immigration judge terminating
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