Merkley, Oregon Delegation Decry Sudden Loss of Columbia River Hatchery Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and the Oregon Congressional Delegation members Senator Ron Wyden, and Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Janelle Bynum (OR-05), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) decried the decision of Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to abruptly end its participation in the Safe Area Fisheries Enhancement (SAFE) program. The SAFE program has been operational since 1993, and provides reliable stocks
Wyden, Merkley Ask State Data Center Advisory Committee to Consider Multiple Issues Raised by Oregonians
Oregon senators: “Several issues have been raised by constituents regarding responsible data center development with our offices, ranging from local to state to federal jurisdiction.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today wrote Gov. Tina Kotek’s data center advisory committee to convey concerns both senators have
Peters, Schumer, Murray & Merkley Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding OMB Rescind Rule Giving President Sweeping Power to Politicize Federal Grants
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Democratic Leader; Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, led the entire Senate Democratic caucus in demanding
Wyden, Merkley, Shaheen y Schumer encabezan un escrito amicus en apoyo del fiscal general de Oregón Rayfield, quien impugna el abuso de poderes de emergencia de la administración Trump para imponer aranceles.
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden (demócrata por Oregón) y Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) lideraron hoy a sus colegas en la presentación de un escrito amicus curiae en el caso Oregón contra el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, un caso clave liderado por el fiscal general de Oregón, Dan Rayfield, que impugna el abuso de poderes de emergencia por parte de la administración Trump para imponer aranceles.
Merkley, Wyden y 38 senadores luchan contra los recortes de Trump al programa Job Corps
En Oregon, Tongue Point, PIVOT y Springdale Centers en riesgo Washington, DC – Mientras la Administración Trump intenta cerrar el programa de capacitación laboral más grande del país para jóvenes de bajos ingresos y en riesgo, los senadores estadounidenses de Oregon Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden y 38 colegas del Senado exigieron a la Secretaria de Trabajo de los EE. UU., Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Merkley, Wyden: La propuesta presupuestaria de Trump para eliminar el Sistema Integrado de Observación Oceánica de EE. UU. amenaza a las comunidades costeras de Oregón.
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, hoy dieron la voz de alarma sobre la propuesta presupuestaria de la Administración Trump de eliminar la financiación federal para el Sistema Integrado de Observación de los Océanos (IOOS) de EE. UU. y socavar a las comunidades costeras, tribus y partes interesadas marítimas de Oregón que dependen de estos datos y pronósticos críticos.
Merkley, Balint Fight Back Against Trump’s Hateful Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies
During Pride Month, Lawmakers Defend Freedom & Rights for Queer, Trans Americans Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (D-VT) launched a new effort to push back against the Trump Administration’s assault on the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ+ Americans nationwide. The No Place for
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Seek Information on Republican Budget Bill’s Potential to Close Rural Hospitals
Washington D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore. said today they have joined Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in requesting important information about the impact of House Republicans’ budget bill’s dangerous proposed cuts to federal spending on health programs, rural hospitals
Merkley Statement on New CBO Analysis Showing Republican Plan Kicks 16 Million People Off Their Health Insurance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that the Republican plan will kick 16 million people off of their health insurance to fund tax breaks for billionaires. “This
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