Merkley, Senators Call on Watchdog to Probe Tax Subsidies for LNG Exporters
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) in urging the Acting Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) to launch an investigation into the Internal Revenue Service
BLUMENTHAL, DURBIN, HIRONO, & MERKLEY DEMAND ANSWERS AFTER UNQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION WITH CLOSE TIES TO ICE RECEIVES NO-BID CONTRACT TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO MIGRANT CHILDREN
“This award is concerning given the incredible lack of details provided in the award notice, the nonexistence of legal services provided by your organization, the Trump Administration’s continued use of no-bid awards…and the Trump Administration’s staggering disregard for the welfare of children in immigration enforcement.” [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator
Wyden, Merkley Demand Federal Agencies Stop Sharing Medicaid Data With ICE
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded that the federal departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Homeland Security (DHS) as well as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) immediately stop unlawfully transferring Medicaid data to DHS and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Congress has a responsibility to
Murphy, Warren, Merkley, Blumenthal, Liccardo y activistas denuncian la corrupta cena benéfica de Trump y exigen la publicación de los nombres de los asistentes y los favores que reciben.
WASHINGTON—El senador estadounidense Chris Murphy (demócrata por Connecticut) encabezó el jueves una conferencia de prensa junto con los senadores Elizabeth Warren (demócrata por Massachusetts), Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) y Richard Blumenthal (demócrata por Connecticut), el representante Sam Liccardo (demócrata por California), Public Citizen, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) y End Citizens United para denunciar la flagrante corrupción detrás de la cena secreta con monedas del presidente Trump,
Senadores presentarán una enmienda a la Ley GENIUS para prevenir la corrupción de Trump.
Washington, DC – El senador Jeff Merkley (D-OR), la senadora Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), miembro de mayor rango del Comité Bancario del Senado, el líder demócrata del Senado Chuck Schumer (D-NY), el senador Gary Peters (D-MI), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Seguridad Nacional y Asuntos Gubernamentales del Senado, el senador Jack Reed (D-RI), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Servicios Armados del Senado, y los senadores Chris Murphy (D-CT) y Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Merkley Statement After Republican Reconciliation Bill Passed Out of the House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following House passage of the Republican reconciliation bill. “House Republicans have just passed Trump’s so called ‘big, beautiful bill.’ There is nothing beautiful about it. It is: families lose, billionaires
Governor Kotek Applauds $16 Million USDA Purchase of Oregon Pink Shrimp
USDA’s letter recognizes value of high-quality Pacific pink shrimp to the economic health of the United States Today, Governor Tina Kotek released the following statement in response to the USDA announcement of a $16 million purchase of Oregon Pink Shrimp: “As a coastal state with major ports, we move billions
Warren, Merkley, Tokuda Renew Fight to Hold Soldiers Accountable for Wounded Knee Massacre
Legislation would strip Medal of Honor from soldiers who participated in the slaughter of hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children at the Wounded Knee massacre Text of the Bill (PDF) | Bill One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Congresswoman
Merkley to Burgum: Our Public Lands Are Not for Sale
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, released the following statement after a hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of the Interior with Secretary Doug Burgum: “Secretary Burgum testified
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