Oregon Lawmakers Call on Trump Administration to Extend Public Comment Period for Revised Western Oregon Forest Plan
New BLM proposal would open up millions of acres of Western Oregon forests to new commercial timber production Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine Dexter this week called on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
New Merkley, Raskin Legislation Bans Gambling on Elections, Sports, War, and Government Activity
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) introduced new legislation to crack down on prediction markets and the opportunity these markets invite for corruption. Merkley and Raskin’s STOP Corrupt Bets Act responds to the recent explosion of prediction markets, which now offer
Sens. Schiff and Merkley Demand Extension of Ethics Guardrails on Trump EPA Chemical Appointees, End to Conflicts of Interest
Senators urge Trump appointees to end all communication with their previous chemical industry employers to ensure the agency is serving the American people instead of private corporate interests Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), member of EPW Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Chemical
Durante el Mes Nacional de la Enfermería, Merkley, Collins, Baldwin y Blackburn impulsan un proyecto de ley bipartidista para apoyar a la fuerza laboral de enfermería de Estados Unidos.
Joyce, Bonamici, Underwood y Kiggans lideran la versión del proyecto de ley en la Cámara de Representantes. Washington, D.C. – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, la senadora estadounidense de Maine, Susan Collins, la senadora estadounidense de Wisconsin, Tammy Baldwin, y la senadora estadounidense de Tennessee, Marsha Blackburn, junto con los representantes estadounidenses Dave Joyce (R-OH-14), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) y Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), marcaron
Murphy, Warren, Merkley, Blumenthal, Liccardo y activistas denuncian la corrupta cena benéfica de Trump y exigen la publicación de los nombres de los asistentes y los favores que reciben.
WASHINGTON—El senador estadounidense Chris Murphy (demócrata por Connecticut) encabezó el jueves una conferencia de prensa junto con los senadores Elizabeth Warren (demócrata por Massachusetts), Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) y Richard Blumenthal (demócrata por Connecticut), el representante Sam Liccardo (demócrata por California), Public Citizen, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) y End Citizens United para denunciar la flagrante corrupción detrás de la cena secreta con monedas del presidente Trump,
Senadores presentarán una enmienda a la Ley GENIUS para prevenir la corrupción de Trump.
Washington, DC – El senador Jeff Merkley (D-OR), la senadora Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), miembro de mayor rango del Comité Bancario del Senado, el líder demócrata del Senado Chuck Schumer (D-NY), el senador Gary Peters (D-MI), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Seguridad Nacional y Asuntos Gubernamentales del Senado, el senador Jack Reed (D-RI), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Servicios Armados del Senado, y los senadores Chris Murphy (D-CT) y Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Merkley Statement After Republican Reconciliation Bill Passed Out of the House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following House passage of the Republican reconciliation bill. “House Republicans have just passed Trump’s so called ‘big, beautiful bill.’ There is nothing beautiful about it. It is: families lose, billionaires
Governor Kotek Applauds $16 Million USDA Purchase of Oregon Pink Shrimp
USDA’s letter recognizes value of high-quality Pacific pink shrimp to the economic health of the United States Today, Governor Tina Kotek released the following statement in response to the USDA announcement of a $16 million purchase of Oregon Pink Shrimp: “As a coastal state with major ports, we move billions
Warren, Merkley, Tokuda Renew Fight to Hold Soldiers Accountable for Wounded Knee Massacre
Legislation would strip Medal of Honor from soldiers who participated in the slaughter of hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children at the Wounded Knee massacre Text of the Bill (PDF) | Bill One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Congresswoman