Merkley’s Response to Trump’s Submission of U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress
Washington, D.C. – Following the Trump Administration’s submission to Congress on a proposed U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation agreement, referred to as a “123 agreement,” Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—co-chair of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—issued the
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reverse Unlawful Cuts to School-Based Mental Health Services
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand the Department of Education disburse funds that were abruptly and unlawfully canceled for School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP) grant programs and halt its attempts to end the grant
Warren, Merkley, Senators Investigate Federal Student Loan Servicer MOHELA for False Delinquency Notices Allegedly Sent to Borrowers
According to reports, MOHELA falsely told borrowers they were thousands of dollars behind on their student loans and nearing default “It is currently unclear how many borrowers received these false notices, whether any borrowers paid the incorrect amounts, and to what extent the issue has been fixed” Text of Letter
El nuevo proyecto de ley de Merkley aborda la doble crisis del riesgo de incendios forestales y la asequibilidad de los seguros.
Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, presentó hoy la Ley de Asequibilidad del Seguro contra Incendios Forestales, una nueva legislación que ayudaría a los propietarios de viviendas a reducir el riesgo de incendios forestales, daría confianza a las aseguradoras para reducir las tarifas de los seguros de vivienda en comunidades con riesgo de incendios y mantendría a las aseguradoras en el mercado. “La amenaza de los incendios forestales está enviando
Wyden y Merkley exigen mayor asistencia del gobierno de Trump para la prevención y respuesta ante incendios forestales.
Washington D.C. — Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley declararon hoy que se unieron a sus colegas del Senado para instar a la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA) a garantizar que todas las comunidades reciban los recursos federales necesarios para responder y prevenir incendios forestales en Oregón y en todo el país. Los estados pueden solicitar ayuda financiera.
Merkley, Hyde-Smith, Bentz y Thompson lanzan una nueva iniciativa bipartidista para promover los combustibles renovables y aumentar la resiliencia ante los incendios forestales.
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Jeff Merkley (D-OR) y Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) se asociaron con los representantes estadounidenses Cliff Bentz (R-OR-02) y Bennie Thompson (D-MS-02) para presentar la Ley de Expansión del Mercado de Reducción de Incendios Forestales. Esta nueva legislación bipartidista y bicameral propone modernizar la definición de biomasa renovable bajo el Estándar de Combustibles Renovables, estableciendo
Merkley Applauds Committee Passage of His Bipartisan Bill to Boost America’s Nursing Workforce
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced his bipartisan Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act cleared a key hurdle by passing out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). Merkley’s bill reauthorizes, updates, and improves critical Nursing Workforce Development Programs under Title VIII of
Merkley, Kamlager-Dove: Congress Must Ensure Safety, Well-Being of Children Seeking Asylum
Lawmakers lead bicameral bill to protect migrant children in United States’ care Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) led a bicameral effort to establish strong federal safeguards for unaccompanied and accompanied children throughout every stage of our immigration system. The Children’s
Merkley, Colleagues Launch New Anti-Corruption Initiative to Expose Trump’s Self-Dealing & Stop Presidential Profiteering
New Senate Democratic Working Group to Expose the Cost of Corruption for American Families, Develop Legislation to Stop Presidential Profiteering Releases New Report: “The Cost of Corruption: How Trump Turns Power into Profit at Americans’ Expense” Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined his colleagues to launch a
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