Merkley, Wyden Announce $1.8 Million in Federal Funding to Support Public Safety Services in Tribal Communities
Portland, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that four Oregon Tribes have secured a combined $1,804,643 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop, expand, and enhance culturally appropriate services for crime victims in Tribal communities. “We should do all we can to keep
Warren, Merkley Press White House for Answers on Insider Trading Scandal Involving Trump Teleprompter Aide
Senators seek answers on alleged misuse of nonpublic information, the seemingly lack of effective White House ethics safeguards, and potential conflicts of interest involving the President’s family “Since President Trump took office, the White House appears to have become consumed by a culture of corruption and greed that has placed
Sen. Merkley Statement on Senate Permitting Legislation
Washington, DC – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on proposed legislation in the Senate to reform permitting: “Transmission is much needed to move renewable energy from solar and wind farms to the places where there is a high demand for electricity. “Data centers should pay their
Senate Unanimously Passes Merkley-Curtis Bipartisan Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act
Bipartisan legislation would remove regulatory burden on proactive forest management, lower net emissions Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and John Curtis (R-UT), members of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced that the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act (WEPA). Merkley and Curtis’ bipartisan legislation
Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Hoyle, Dexter, Bynum Oppose Trump’s Undermining of Due Process and Politicizing Immigration Courts
Oregon lawmakers demand an end to expedited “mega master” hearings in Portland, Tacoma, and other immigration centers. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, Maxine Dexter and Janelle Bynum, today demanded the Trump administration end the practice
Two Federal Courts Rule Trump Administration’s Elimination of Solar For All Program Unlawful, Advancing the Effort of Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Senator Jeff Merkley To Save the Program
Congress created the $7 billion renewable energy program to deliver solar projects to 900,000 households in disadvantaged communities, saving families $350 million every year on energy costs Washington, D.C. – Two federal courts have ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unlawfully eliminated the Inflation Reduction Act’s Solar for All
Merkley aplaude a la GAO por reafirmar que las revocaciones de bolsillo de Trump son ilegales.
WASHINGTON, DC – Hoy, el senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley (D-OR), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Presupuesto del Senado, emitió la siguiente declaración luego de que la Oficina de Responsabilidad Gubernamental de los Estados Unidos (GAO) reafirmara que la Ley de Control de Retención de Fondos ahora permite que el Presidente emita una rescisión de bolsillo sobre fondos que expiran. El viernes, el Presidente
Merkley renueva su ofensiva para combatir la corrupción estatal y local.
Washington, D.C. – El senador estadounidense por Oregón, Jeff Merkley, impulsó el fortalecimiento de las leyes federales anticorrupción luego de que la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos facilitara que los funcionarios estatales y locales aceptaran sobornos por acciones oficiales. Merkley volvió a presentar la Ley para Detener los Sobornos Corruptos, que restauraría la confianza pública en los gobiernos estatales y locales.
Merkley y Pingree impulsan un proyecto de ley bipartidista para evitar la demolición del Centro Kennedy.
El esfuerzo bicameral y bipartidista se produce en medio de las recientes amenazas del presidente Trump de que el monumento viviente a JFK podría ser "derribado" a menos que se agregue su nombre al edificio Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, y la congresista de Maine, Chellie Pingree, miembros de mayor rango del Comité de Asignaciones para el Interior y el Medio Ambiente del Senado y la Cámara de Representantes
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