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Bonamici, Wyden y Merkley exigen respuestas al Servicio Postal de Estados Unidos (USPS) sobre los problemas de entrega de correo en la costa de Oregón.

16 de octubre de 2026

WASHINGTON, DC [16/10/26] – La representante Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) y los senadores de Oregón Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley exigieron respuestas al Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos (USPS) sobre los importantes problemas de entrega de correo que persisten en Astoria y sus alrededores. Los legisladores señalaron que el gobierno de la ciudad, el gobierno del condado y varios negocios del centro se encuentran dentro de un

Merkley retoma la iniciativa para proteger la privacidad del conductor.

2 de octubre de 2026

Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, anunció la reintroducción de su Ley de Derechos de Privacidad Automotriz, una legislación para proteger la privacidad de los consumidores frente a las empresas que recopilan y venden datos de automóviles estadounidenses. Actualmente, las empresas recopilan, almacenan y venden datos de vehículos sin el conocimiento del conductor. Informes recientes incluso han documentado que los fabricantes de automóviles venden

Wyden y Merkley exigen respuestas a las autoridades sobre la suspensión de las pruebas de sistemas aéreos no tripulados en Pendleton, McMinnville y Tillamook.

1 de octubre de 2026

Senadores de Oregón: “Nuestros electores han expresado su preocupación por cómo la pausa actual afecta a las economías locales en todo el estado donde se realizan las pruebas de UAS, y buscan una resolución oportuna”. Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley solicitaron hoy a la Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA) y a sus designados

Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Administration Release Energy Bill Assistance for Low-Income Americans

September 21, 2026

Key federal heating assistance program targeted for budget, staffing cuts by Trump administration as energy costs soar Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said they joined Senate colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to release all available funds for the

Sheehy, Merkley’s Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act Advances through Senate Commerce Committee

16 de septiembre de 2026

U.S. SENATE – Senator Tim Sheehy’s Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act today advanced out of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill, co-led by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), provides air traffic controllers more tools and training to keep American airspace safe. It now heads to the Senate floor

“America in Jeopardy” Puts Spotlight on Trump’s Corruption, Chaos, and Costs to American Families

September 8, 2026

Washington, D.C. – In a new video, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley hosts his colleagues Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Tina Smith (D-MN) in presenting the ‘America in Jeopardy’ program. Watch ‘America in Jeopardy’ HERE “We have come together to present this special ‘America in Jeopardy’

Khanna, Moolenaar, Merkley, McGovern, Smith, and Thompson Request Homeland Security Briefing on Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Implementation

September 3, 2026

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), alongside Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC) Co-Chair Chris Smith (R-NJ), CECC Ranking Members Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Jim

Warren, Merkley, Booker, Van Hollen Question ED Secretary McMahon on Lack of Transparency, Guardrails for $1 Billion Student Loan Administration Fund

September 3, 2026

“(T)he agency has displayed a worrying lack of public transparency about what this vast sum of money has been spent on or will be spent on in the future.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) raised their concerns in a

Warren, Merkley, Senators Investigate Federal Student Loan Servicer MOHELA for False Delinquency Notices Allegedly Sent to Borrowers

August 27, 2026

According to reports, MOHELA falsely told borrowers they were thousands of dollars behind on their student loans and nearing default “It is currently unclear how many borrowers received these false notices, whether any borrowers paid the incorrect amounts, and to what extent the issue has been fixed” Text of Letter

Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Hoyle, Dexter, Colleagues Oppose Rescission of Key Energy Leasing and Public Lands Protections

August 25, 2026

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle and Maxine Dexter, today opposed the recent rescission of two key Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas rules on leasing and waste prevention that will harm public lands, reduce community input,