Merkley and Alsobrooks: Senate Republicans Vote to Allow Federal Student Loan Costs to Soar
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maryland’s U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks slammed Senate Republicans for voting to allow the Trump Administration to cap federal student loans and overhaul the student loan system, driving up costs for students across the nation: “As the first in my family
Shaheen, Duckworth, Schatz, Rosen, Merkley, Kim, Slotkin Statement on Meeting with the Speaker of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) released a statement following a meeting with the President of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan, Speaker Han Kuo-Yu, and
Merkley Statement on Trump’s Request for Nearly $88 Billion To Fund His Illegal War and Illegal Tariffs
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Trump formally requested that Congress spend an additional $88 billion in the form of a supplemental request. The majority of these funds would be spent to cover the costs and replenish wasted ammunitions from Trump’s war of choice with Iran while also covering the cost of his illegal tariffs that have hurt families and farmers across the country. Following this news, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released
Wyden, Merkley y sus colegas critican duramente a Trump por el aumento de los costos de la atención médica y la crisis de asequibilidad para las familias estadounidenses.
Washington, D.C. – El senador estadounidense Ron Wyden anunció hoy que, junto con sus colegas del Senado, incluido el senador por Oregón Jeff Merkley, lidera una carta en la que critica duramente a Trump por su inacción ante el aumento de los costos de la atención médica para las familias estadounidenses. Wyden, Merkley y los legisladores destacaron el agravamiento de la crisis de asequibilidad, especialmente para...
Merkley, Wyden Probe CMS for Answers Surrounding the Disastrous Roll Out of the Medicare Advantage Provider-Directory Portal, Potentially Putting Seniors at Risk
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, demand that Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, answer for the rushed launch of the Medicare Advantage provider-directory tool
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
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