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Oregon Delegation Demands Reversal of Trump Attacks on Programs Serving Tribal Communities

March 3, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden—along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)—joined over 100 Members of Congress to demand that the Trump Administration stop and reverse its dangerous efforts to fire employees and defund programs that serve Tribes and Tribal members. The lawmakers directed President

Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Question HUD Secretary on Alarming Consequences of New DOGE Task Force on Housing for America’s Families

February 25, 2025

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined an effort to press U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner about the alarming consequences of a recently announced “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) Task Force that threatens to seriously hinder HUD’s

Senators Markey, Merkley, Welch Press Google on Changes to AI Commitments

February 19, 2025

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 19, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai with concerns that the company has recently reversed promises to not develop potentially

Wyden, Merkley Call for Reinstatement of Inspectors General Illegally Fired by Trump

February 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are demanding the immediate reinstatement of Inspectors General (IGs) from at least 18 government agencies, in a letter to Donald Trump strongly condemning his recent decision to remove them from their crucial posts. The IGs who were

Merkley Applauds Investigation into TSA’s Unchecked Use of Facial Recognition Technology at Airports Nationwide

January 31, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today released the following statement in response to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari launching an investigation into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) use of facial biometric data: “We only get one face, and everyone who values privacy, freedom,

Wyden y Merkley copatrocinan una resolución que condena los indultos a criminales condenados por agredir a agentes de policía del Capitolio

28 de enero de 2025

La resolución es una respuesta directa al indulto de Trump a más de 1.500 insurrectos del 6 de enero, incluidos los condenados por agresiones violentas a agentes de policía Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley anunciaron hoy que se han unido a 47 de sus colegas del Senado para presentar una resolución que condena los indultos a individuos

Merkley: Laken Riley Act Fails to Keep Our Communities Safe, Fix Broken Immigration System

January 20, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement on Senate passage of the Laken Riley Act: “Laken Riley should be with us today. Her murder is a tragedy, and the perpetrator should be held fully accountable. The Laken Riley Act, however, has some egregious provisions

Wyden, Merkley Join 39 Colleagues in Introducing D.C. Statehood Bill

January 14, 2025

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined 39 colleagues in introducing the District of Columbia statehood bill for the 119th Congress in the Senate. “Year after year, nearly 700,000 people living in our nation’s capital are being taxed without receiving the same

Merkley Applauds Pentagon for Efforts to Restore Honors for Wrongfully Discharged LGBTQ+ Veterans, Continues Fight for Full Justice

January 13, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Following the Pentagon reaching a historic settlement with LGBTQ+ veterans, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley vowed to continue his longtime efforts to restore dignity to veterans and servicemembers who were unjustly discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces because of their sexual orientation. It is estimated that more than 100,000 servicemembers were wrongfully discharged from the Armed Forces on the

Merkley, Schakowsky, 40+ Members Join America’s Youth in Climate Rights Lawsuit Before U.S. Supreme Court