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Shaheen, Duckworth, Schatz, Rosen, Merkley, Kim, Slotkin Statement on Meeting with the Speaker of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan

June 24, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) released a statement following a meeting with the President of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan, Speaker Han Kuo-Yu, and

Merkley Statement on Trump’s Request for Nearly $88 Billion To Fund His Illegal War and Illegal Tariffs

June 24, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, President Trump formally requested that Congress spend an additional $88 billion in the form of a supplemental request. The majority of these funds would be spent to cover the costs and replenish wasted ammunitions from Trump’s war of choice with Iran while also covering the cost of his illegal tariffs that have hurt families and farmers across the country. Following this news, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released

Merkley celebra la aprobación en comité de su proyecto de ley bipartidista para apoyar la producción de drones en Taiwán y la seguridad nacional estadounidense.

17 de junio de 2026

Washington, DC – Hoy, el senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, miembro destacado del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado, aplaudió la aprobación por parte del comité de su proyecto de ley bipartidista "Cielos Azules para Taiwán". El proyecto de ley de Merkley amplía la cooperación entre Estados Unidos y Taiwán en el desarrollo de sistemas aéreos no tripulados (UAS) frente a la

Mientras Trump solicita $1.5 billones para el Pentágono, los senadores Markey y Merkley presionan para obtener detalles sobre el costo de $1.2 billones de dólares y la misión de la "Cúpula Dorada".

17 de junio de 2026

Texto de la carta (PDF) Washington (17 de junio de 2026) – Mientras el Congreso considera la solicitud del presidente Trump de 1.5 billones de dólares para gastos del Pentágono y SpaceX gana miles de millones en contratos para la Cúpula Dorada, los senadores Edward J. Markey (demócrata por Massachusetts) y Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) y los representantes John Garamendi (CA-08) y Don Beyer (VA-08), copresidentes del Comité bicameral de Energía Nuclear

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump Admin On Growing Threat of Ebola and Hantavirus After Devastating Foreign Aid Cuts

June 16, 2026

Senators: Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts Are Putting Americans at Risk Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined their Democratic Senate colleagues in sounding the alarm on how the Trump administration’s foreign aid cuts under DOGE have led to a humanitarian health crisis

Merkley Leads New Bill to Prevent LNG Exports from Raising Costs on American Households, Businesses

June 10, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee—introduced new legislation that would lower prices for American households by ensuring new liquefied fossil gas (also known as LNG) exports will not result in higher costs for families and businesses.

KAINE, VAN HOLLEN, AND MERKLEY INTRODUCE BILL TO STRENGTHEN STATE DEPARTMENT WORKFORCE

June 9, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the State Department Integrity and Transparency Act, legislation to strengthen the State Department workforce and ensure senior State Department officials are selected based on merit.

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump to Justify His Claim that Hostilities in Iran Have Ended

June 9, 2026

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in refuting the Trump administration’s claim to Congress that the hostilities that began on February 28, 2026, in Iran have “terminated” and requested President Trump release the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinion supporting his claim. The

Merkley, Wyden y otros legisladores instan a un organismo congresional no partidista a determinar el verdadero costo de la guerra en Irán.

29 de mayo de 2026

La administración Trump ha proporcionado estimaciones inconsistentes e incompletas que contradicen a expertos externos, lo que genera dudas sobre el verdadero costo de la guerra. Senadores: “El pueblo estadounidense merece conocer los verdaderos costos de este conflicto, y merece transparencia y honestidad cuando su gobierno compromete a la nación en la guerra”. Texto de la carta (PDF)

Merkley Leads Colleagues in Slamming Trump Putting His Face on U.S. Passport

May 20, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Angus King (I-ME) to demand answers from the U.S. Department of State about its reported plans to issue 25,000 special passports featuring Trump’s portrait in commemoration of