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
Merkley y Baldwin encabezan a 25 colegas en el rechazo a la última medida del gobierno de Trump para politizar y socavar la financiación de la educación.
Un nuevo esfuerzo permitiría a los designados por Trump recortar fondos a estados, universidades y escuelas, incluso después de que se hayan otorgado subvenciones, sin justificación WASHINGTON, DC – Hoy, los senadores estadounidenses Jeff Merkley (D-OR), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Presupuesto del Senado, y Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Asignaciones del Senado
Los senadores Markey y Merkley, junto con los representantes Jayapal, Tlaib y Pressley, vuelven a presentar un proyecto de ley para detener el uso gubernamental del reconocimiento facial y otras tecnologías biométricas.
Texto del proyecto de ley (PDF) Washington (25 de septiembre de 2026) – El senador Edward J. Markey (demócrata por Massachusetts), miembro del Comité de Comercio, Ciencia y Transporte, el senador Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) y las representantes Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) y Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) anunciaron la reintroducción de la Ley de Moratoria sobre el Reconocimiento Facial y la Tecnología Biométrica, legislación para prohibir que el gobierno utilice
Los senadores Markey y Merkley encabezan la petición de sus colegas para que la administración Trump abandone el imprudente acuerdo nuclear con Arabia Saudí.
El acuerdo de Trump cede ante las demandas saudíes y no supera la prueba del “estándar de oro” Texto de la carta (PDF) Washington (25 de septiembre de 2026) – Los senadores Edward J. Markey (demócrata por Massachusetts) y Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón), copresidentes del Grupo de Trabajo bicameral sobre Armas Nucleares y Control de Armas, enviaron hoy una carta al Secretario de Estado Marco Rubio exigiendo que
Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle Announce $1 Million for Lane County Emergency Communications Infrastructure
Eugene, OR – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (D-OR-04), announced $1 million in federal funding for Lane County’s Emergency Communications Resiliency and Interoperability Project. The funding will support a key portion of the project to replace aging radio communications infrastructure
Merkley Decries Senate Republicans’ Opposition to His Bipartisan Resolution Condemning PRC’s Transnational Repression
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked his bipartisan resolution condemning the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for engaging in repression, coercion, and intimidation
Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas, Dexter, Bynum Support Kotek Demanding Emergency Federal Assistance for East Evans Fire
Medford, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) to support Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s request that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urgently reconsider the agency’s denial of a
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