Baldwin, Merkley, Moore Introduce Legislation to Address Maternal Health Crisis, Expand Access to Care
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) introduced the Perinatal Workforce Act, legislation to address the urgent maternal health care crisis in the United States. Specifically, the bill will help grow the perinatal workforce by creating grant programs to
Merkley Celebrates Senate Passage of His Bipartisan Bill to Wipe Out Non-Flushables from Wastewater Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced that his bipartisan Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act unanimously passed the Senate. Merkley leads the WIPPES Act with Maine’s U.S. Senator Susan Collins. The WIPPES Act would address health, ecosystem, and wastewater infrastructure concerns caused by the flushing of non-flushable wipes.
Merkley Launches Investigation into Private Equity Ownership of Child Care Centers
Investigation Seeks to Determine if Private Equity Ownership in the Child Care Industry is Prioritizing Investor Profits Over the Health, Safety, and Welfare of Children Washington, D.C. — To address the growing concern over the role private equity is playing in the child care industry, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR),
Merkley, Wyden Join Effort Raising Alarm Over Trump Administration Chaos at Critical National Security Agencies
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley — a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee – and Ron Wyden joined an effort led by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) that raises the alarm of the growing chaos and dysfunction at the U.S. Department of State and the Trump
Wyden, Merkley, Crapo, and Risch Push to Reauthorize Program Supporting Rural Counties in Oregon, Idaho and Nationwide
Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) said today that they along with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and 17 other Senate colleagues have reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) administered for counties hosting
Merkley and Colleagues to EPA Administrator Zeldin: Provide Valid Legal Basis for EPA Funding Freeze that is Threatening Jobs and Jeopardizing Infrastructure Projects
During his first days on the job, EPA Administrator Zeldin rubber stamps Trump’s disastrous funding freeze and violates federal law Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee—joined all his Democratic colleagues of the Committee in demanding answers from
Wyden y Merkley piden la reincorporación de los inspectores generales despedidos ilegalmente por Trump
WASHINGTON, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley declararon hoy que exigen la restitución inmediata de los Inspectores Generales (IG) de al menos 18 agencias gubernamentales, en una carta dirigida a Donald Trump en la que condenan enérgicamente su reciente decisión de destituirlos de sus puestos cruciales. Los IG que fueron
Thompson y Merkley presentan un proyecto de ley para combatir el impacto del humo de los incendios forestales en la salud
Washington – Hoy, el representante estadounidense Mike Thompson (California-04) y el senador Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) presentaron la Ley de Comunidades Preparadas para el Humo y el Calor, una legislación para proteger a las comunidades de todo el país de los peligrosos impactos sanitarios, económicos y ambientales del humo de los incendios forestales y los eventos de calor extremo. Thompson presentó el proyecto de ley en la Cámara de Representantes.
Merkley aplaude la investigación sobre el uso sin control de la tecnología de reconocimiento facial por parte de la TSA en aeropuertos de todo el país.
Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregon, Jeff Merkley, emitió hoy la siguiente declaración en respuesta al Inspector General del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los EE. UU., Joseph Cuffari, que inició una investigación sobre el uso de datos biométricos faciales por parte de la Administración de Seguridad del Transporte (TSA): “Solo tenemos una cara, y todos los que valoran la privacidad, la libertad,