Etiqueta: Agriculture

Luján, Schumer, Klobuchar, Merkley, Hayes, Craig Lead Congressional Democrats in Introducing Legislation to Reverse SNAP Cuts and Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans

November 20, 2025

Bicameral Introduction Follows Trump Administration’s Shutdown Chaos and Effort to Strip Food Assistance WATCH: Senator Luján Hosts Press Conference Announcing his SNAP Legislation Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research,

Wyden y Merkley presentan un proyecto de ley para apoyar a los beneficiarios del SNAP durante el cierre del gobierno de Trump.

6 de noviembre de 2025

Tras informes que indican que la administración Trump intenta impedir que los supermercados de Oregón y de todo el país ofrezcan descuentos a los beneficiarios del programa SNAP durante el cierre del gobierno, Washington, D.C. – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, presentaron hoy un proyecto de ley que permitiría a los supermercados de todo el país ofrecer descuentos de forma voluntaria.

Merkley arremete contra los senadores republicanos por su "agenda para hacer hambriento a Estados Unidos".

3 de noviembre de 2025

Resolución de Merkley y Schumer que exige a Trump evitar que millones de estadounidenses pasen hambre, bloqueada en el Senado. Washington, D.C. – El senador estadounidense por Oregón, Jeff Merkley, denunció hoy a los republicanos del Senado por bloquear su resolución, presentada junto con el líder de la minoría demócrata en el Senado, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), que obliga al presidente Trump a utilizar de inmediato todos los fondos aprobados por el Congreso para evitar que las familias pasen hambre. “El presidente Trump ha

Merkley, Schumer, Bonamici, Hayes, 44 Senate Democrats Pressure Trump, Senate Republicans to Fully Turn on Nutrition Assistance for Millions

3 de noviembre de 2025

Merkley, Schumer lead Senate resolution demanding Trump to open resources for millions of Americans Washington, D.C. – After benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for roughly 42 million Americans were stopped over the weekend due to the ongoing Republican-led government shutdown, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today

Merkley, Wyden, Entire Senate Democratic Caucus: Trump Administration Must Stop Illegally Withholding Funding for Nutrition Assistance Programs That Feed American Families

October 31, 2025

President Trump: “We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible and bad for them like cutting vast numbers of people out. Cutting things they like, cutting programs they like.” The Trump administration is required by law to use billions in available funding to keep SNAP benefits flowing in November; USDA’s

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Trump USDA to Immediately Release November SNAP Benefits

October 23, 2025

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-OR) today urged the Trump administration to release the billions of dollars at its disposal to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue next month in Oregon and nationwide. “We were deeply disturbed to hear that the

Wyden, Merkley Lead Colleagues in Calling on Senate Leaders to Protect Hemp Legalization in Government Funding Bill

September 16, 2025

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today led their Senate colleagues in calling on Senate leadership to make sure no government spending bill re-criminalizes hemp products, and instead work together to consider legislation that would fully regulate these products and improve consumer safety. In 2018, Wyden

Ranking Members Merkley, Heinrich, Klobuchar, Murray Demand Answers from Forest Service Chief on How Taxpayer Dollars are Being Used to Fund Workforce Reduction Programs

11 de septiembre de 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, was joined by Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Amy

Risch, Merkley Advocate for Urban Canal Repairs

10 de septiembre de 2025

Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Existing Aging Infrastructure Funds for Repairs WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today introduced the Urban Canal Modernization Act to allow Bureau of Reclamation aging infrastructure funding to help address repairs for urban canals with extraordinary maintenance issues. “Failure to

Merkley, Wyden, Padilla, Bonamici y colegas de ambos partidos instan al gobierno a liberar 52,1 millones de dólares en fondos federales para la educación de estudiantes trabajadores agrícolas.