Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from USPS About Mail Delivery Problems on Oregon Coast
WASHINGTON, DC [10/16/26] – Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley demanded answers from the United States Postal Service (USPS) about significant ongoing mail delivery issues in Astoria and surrounding areas. The lawmakers noted that the city government, county government, and several downtown businesses are within a
Merkley Statement on Silver Rail Elementary School Shooting
Bend, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued this statement following the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting in Bend: “Please continue to hold the students, teachers, families, and entire Silver Rail Elementary School community in your hearts as details continue to emerge about the victims. “I am grateful to
Merkley, Markey Announce Joint Resolution of Disapproval on U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal, Setting Up Senate Vote
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—and Massachusetts’ U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey today introduced a Joint Resolution of Disapproval (JRD) that gives the Senate an opportunity to debate and vote on the proposed U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal before it goes into
KAINE, CURTIS, AND MERKLEY INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO ADDRESS CRIMES IN BRAZILIAN AMAZON AND STRENGTHEN REGIONAL STABILITY
Bill would address organized crime, deforestation, and violence in the Brazilian Amazon WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Curtis (R-UT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), senior members of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, introduced the Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Brazilian Amazon
Merkley, Sullivan, Smith, McGovern Fight Back Against Foreign Governments Trampling Human Rights Within the U.S. and Beyond
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—teamed up with current CECC Chair Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), CECC Co-Chair Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), and CECC Commissioner Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) to
After Republicans Passed The Largest Healthcare Cut In History And On The 60th Anniversary Of The Creation Of Medicaid And Medicare, Ranking Member Merkley, Leader Schumer, And Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation To Reverse Devastating Healthcare Cuts In Republicans’ “Big, Ugly Betrayal”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After Republicans passed legislation earlier this month that would kick more than 15 million people off their health insurance and totals more than one trillion dollars in healthcare cuts, Senate Democrats are fighting back and pushing to reverse these devastating cuts and extend tax credits to make
Committee Advances Peters, Hawley, Merkley, and Ossoff Bipartisan Legislation to Ban Member Stock Trading
WASHINGTON, DC—Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) to ban Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and their spouses and dependent children from holding, buying, or selling stocks has advanced out of committee. The committee passed the Halting Ownership and Non-Ethical Stock Transactions
Merkley Statement on His Bipartisan Bill to Rein in TSA Facial Recognition Technology at Airports Nationwide
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a longtime leader in sounding the alarm on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)’s use of facial recognition technology—issued the following statement on his Traveler Privacy Protection Act: “No one should be required to have their face scanned to travel, and no government
Warren, Markey, Merkley, Whitehouse Press Top Trump Officials on Rising Electricity Prices for Americans
Consumers face higher electricity prices than when Biden left office, despite Trump campaign promise to cut energy and electricity prices in half Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), joined by Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), pressed Trump administration
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