Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Proposed Forest Research and Development Facility Closures, Demand Transparency
Portland, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their Senate colleagues in urging U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz to provide Congress with a full breakdown of the Service’s decision to potentially close up to 57 U.S. Forest Service Research and Development (R&D) Facilities, including the Portland-based Pacific
Merkley, Schumer, Top Senate Democrats with Jurisdiction Over Trump’s Gilded Ballroom Boondoggle Call on Watchdog to Conduct a Full Audit of the Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Martin Heinrich
Merkley, Matsui, Kiggans Champion Bipartisan Legislation to Keep America’s Nurses and Patients Safe
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), announced the reintroduction of their Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act. To tackle staffing-related challenges, nurses are often forced to work mandatory overtime beyond their scheduled shift, which can endanger the safety
Merkley Blasts Senate Republicans Blocking Strong Anti-Corruption Measures in Cryptocurrency Legislation
Without any guardrails, GENIUS Act will accelerate Trump’s crypto corruption Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after Senate Republicans repeatedly blocked his efforts on the Senate floor to end crypto-related conflicts of interest by President Trump and other elected officials: “Trump’s crypto schemes
Merkley: Trump Firefighting Reorganization Plan ‘Literally Playing with Fire’
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the subcommittee that oversees funding for the U.S. Interior Department and U.S. Forest Service, released the following statement after President Trump issued an executive order directing the agencies to reorganize and consolidate wildland firefighting efforts: “Instead of focusing on
Merkley, Murphy, Gomez, Beyer: Que cada estadounidense elija Medicare
Washington, D.C. – El senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley, de Oregón; el senador estadounidense Christopher Murphy, de Connecticut; y los representantes estadounidenses Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34) y Donald Beyer (D-VA-08) reintrodujeron hoy la Ley "Elija Medicare". Esta revolucionaria propuesta abre Medicare a todos los estadounidenses con una nueva "Parte E" y amplía el sistema actual.
Markey, el líder Schumer, Wyden y Merkley publican datos que detallan que cientos de hospitales rurales en EE. UU. están en riesgo debido a los recortes republicanos a la atención médica.
Más de 300 hospitales rurales corren un riesgo desproporcionado de cierre, conversión o reducción de servicios Los legisladores también proporcionaron datos al presidente Trump, al líder Thune y al presidente Johnson en una carta Carta y datos | Respuesta de Sheps Washington (12 de junio de 2025) – Tras la aprobación por parte de los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes de un proyecto de ley que impondría la mayor
Merkley: El Servicio Forestal está peligrosamente desprevenido para la temporada de incendios forestales
Washington, DC – El miembro de mayor rango del Subcomité de Asignaciones del Interior y Medio Ambiente del Senado, Jeff Merkley (D-OR), emitió la siguiente declaración después de una audiencia con el jefe del Servicio Forestal de EE. UU., Tom Schultz, sobre la solicitud de presupuesto del Presidente para el año fiscal 2026 para la agencia: “El testimonio del jefe del Servicio Forestal Schultz solo subrayó los inmensos y serios desafíos que enfrentan las comunidades
Warren, Merkley Seek Records on $2 Billion Trump Stablecoin Deal from UAE Firm and Binance
“Like officials at WLF, we support efforts to promote the U.S. dollar. We do not, however, see use of USD1—an instrument that conveniently lines the pockets of the sitting U.S. President and his family—as essential to that effort.” The letter comes as Senate votes on the GENIUS Act, legislation that
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