Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump Administration to Reinstate EPA Employees Attacked for Exercising their Right to Free Speech
Senators’ effort comes on one-year anniversary of “Declaration of Dissent” letter and follows recent revelations that EPA legal counsel advised against disciplinary action due to employees’ First Amendment rights Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in pressing the Trump administration to reverse disciplinary actions
Krishnamoorthi, Bynum, Merkley, Booker Urge EPA to Begin Monitoring Microplastics in America’s Drinking Water
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Tuesday led a bicameral letter, joined by 53 of their colleagues, urging Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to add microplastics to the agency’s recently published Sixth Unregulated Contaminant
Merkley Joins Bipartisan Push to Help Teachers and First Responders Achieve Homeownership
Washington, D.C. –Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in supporting the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, legislation to help teachers and first responders buy homes in the communities they serve. “Across Oregon, teachers and first responders are vital
Merkley, Wyden Backing Bills to Stand Up for Federal Workers During Republican Shutdown
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden said today they joined their Senate colleagues to co-sponsor two bills to pay all federal employees, federal contractors, and servicemembers during the ongoing Republican-led government shutdown. “President Trump and Congressional Republicans don’t get to pick and choose who they want
Dexter, Wyden, Merkley y Bonamici logran la liberación de una madre de Portland tras meses de detención ilegal por parte de ICE
“Estoy deseando abrazar a mis bebés. Y luego podré trabajar para otros como yo”, dijo Jackie Merlos. PORTLAND, OR— Hoy, la congresista Maxine Dexter, MD (OR-03), los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, y la congresista Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) anunciaron que Jackie Merlos fue liberada de Inmigración y Aduanas.
Merkley lidera a sus colegas en la exigencia de que la CBO investigue el costo del despliegue de la Guardia Nacional de Trump en ciudades estadounidenses, incluida Portland.
WASHINGTON, DC – Hoy, el senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Presupuesto del Senado, encabezó a varios de sus colegas en el Senado al pedir a la Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso (CBO) que investigue el costo de la descarada decisión de la administración Trump de desplegar personal de la Guardia Nacional en ciudades estadounidenses. El presidente Trump ha ordenado
Wyden, Merkley y sus colegas denuncian el desmantelamiento por parte de la administración Trump de las oficinas educativas responsables de apoyar a las personas con discapacidad.
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley (ambos demócratas de Oregón) criticaron hoy los esfuerzos de la administración Trump por desmantelar la educación especial de Estados Unidos con su decisión de despedir ilegalmente a los trabajadores del Departamento de Educación que brindan servicios y recursos educativos en Oregón y en todo el país para personas con discapacidades y sus familias.
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
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