Etiqueta: Appropriations

Merkley Announces Committee Action to Boost Oregon’s Wildfire Resiliency, Water Infrastructure, and Climate Investments

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—as the Ranking Member of the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee—announced he helped advance critical investments to strengthen forest health and wildfire resiliency, protect public lands and the environment, boost important programs for Tribes, and support critical projects for Oregon communities. The federal funding comes

Merkley Remarks at Senate Appropriations Committee Markup of Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) delivered the following remarks as the Senate Appropriations Committee met for a full committee markup of the fiscal year 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. Senator Merkley’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: “Thank you,

Merkley, Murray, Heinrich, Klobuchar Demand Immediate Halt to Forest Service Reorganization, Funding Cuts

Washington, D.C. – Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Merkley Slams OMB Director Vought for ‘Unconstitutional Plan to Steal the Power of the Purse’

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee—issued the following statement after a hearing with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought on President Trump’s request to Congress to implement disastrous federal funding cuts: “Director Vought’s testimony clearly outlined his unconstitutional

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: 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

Comentarios de Merkley en la audiencia sobre el presupuesto del Servicio Forestal con el jefe Schultz

Washington, DC – Hoy, el senador estadounidense de Oregon, Jeff Merkley, miembro de mayor rango del Subcomité de Asignaciones del Interior y Medio Ambiente del Senado, pronunció las siguientes palabras, tal como se prepararon para su presentación en la audiencia de revisión de la solicitud de presupuesto del Presidente para el año fiscal 2026 para el Servicio Forestal de los EE. UU. con el jefe Tom Schultz: Las palabras del senador Merkley, tal como se prepararon para su presentación en la audiencia de revisión de la solicitud de presupuesto del Presidente para el año fiscal 2026 para el Servicio Forestal de los EE. UU. con el jefe Tom Schultz:

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