Merkley, Schumer, Top Senate Democrats with Jurisdiction Over Trump’s Gilded Ballroom Boondoggle Call on Watchdog to Conduct a Full Audit of the Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Martin Heinrich
Merkley, Matsui, Kiggans Champion Bipartisan Legislation to Keep America’s Nurses and Patients Safe
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), announced the reintroduction of their Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act. To tackle staffing-related challenges, nurses are often forced to work mandatory overtime beyond their scheduled shift, which can endanger the safety
Merkley, Risch Lead Bipartisan Push to Strengthen the United States’ Commitment to Tibet
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) partnered with Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to lead the introduction of the Assuring the Future of Tibet Act. The bipartisan bill would strengthen U.S. engagement with the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the democratically elected representative of
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
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Question YouTube, Google on Potential Quid-Pro-Quo Settlement With Trump Administration
Senators sound alarm after YouTube settled Trump lawsuit in the midst of antitrust lawsuit by DOJ Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to demand answers from Google and YouTube regarding whether Google’s recent $22 million settlement with Donald Trump
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Request Department of Defense Inspector General Inquiry into Domestic Deployment of Military in American Cities
“We urgently request that you initiate an inquiry into the cumulative effects of these domestic deployments of U.S. active-duty troops and the National Guard… on military readiness, resources, personnel, and our military as an institution,” the lawmakers wrote to the Department of Defense Acting Inspector General Washington, D.C. – U.S.
Merkley, Pingree Press EPA & Interior Ahead of Proposed RIFs
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, in their roles as Ranking Members of the Senate and House Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittees, called on the Trump Administration to immediately halt impending Reductions in Force (RIFs) at the Department of Interior and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley, Dexter Demand Answers about DHS Helicopters Over Portland
WASHINGTON DC [10/17/25] – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led a letter with Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03) in demanding the Trump administration provide answers about the Department of Homeland Security helicopters that have continuously flown over Portland since Sept. 27. The lawmakers noted
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