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Declaración de Merkley sobre el proyecto de ley republicano que otorga miles de millones a ICE y la Patrulla Fronteriza mientras ignora a las familias de clase media.

4 de mayo de 2026

Washington, DC — Hoy, el senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley (D-OR), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Presupuesto del Senado, emitió la siguiente declaración después de que los republicanos del Senado publicaran el texto del proyecto de ley que otorgará al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS), al Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) y a la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP) casi $70 mil millones en

Wyden y Merkley presentan un proyecto de ley para reforzar la protección de los perros al cuidado de criadores.

4 de mayo de 2026

La Ley de Protección de Cachorros busca poner fin a las prácticas crueles de cría masiva mejorando los estándares de cuidado para los perros Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley dijeron hoy que se han unido a sus colegas para presentar una legislación que fortalecería las protecciones para los perros bajo el cuidado de los criadores al garantizar que

DURBIN, WARREN, MERKLEY SEND LETTER TO FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY CRITICIZING FANNIE MAE’S DECISION TO ACCEPT CRYPTO-BACKED MORTGAGES

April 30, 2026

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), sent a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William J. Pulte, urging the agency to

Merkley SLAMS Trump Ballroom Boondoggle

April 30, 2026

Senator Merkley objected to Republican attempts to authorize express approval to fund Trump’s ballroom project.

Merkley: Republican Budget Resolution Ignores the Needs of Working Families

23 de abril de 2026

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement after Senate Republicans voted to pass their Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Resolution that will enable a reconciliation bill to provide up to $140 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and

Merkley, Wyden, Democratic Colleagues Demand USPS Uphold Federal Law Over President Trump’s Illegal Executive Order to Restrict Vote by Mail

April 22, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined over 30 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in demanding the United States Postal Service (USPS) uphold existing federal law over the executive order signed by President Trump. “The Constitution provides no role for the President in regulating federal

Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Merkley Releases Statement on Republicans’ Push to Pass a Second Unpopular Reconciliation Bill

April 21, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the below statement following the Senate Republicans’ release of a fiscal year 2026 budget resolution to tee up the passage of a second reconciliation bill that would throw up to $140 billion at

Rep. Khanna & Sen. Merkley Reintroduce the End Polluter Welfare For Enhanced Oil Recovery Act

March 30, 2026

Washington, DC — Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) alongside Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act (EOR) to end the tax break rewarding the fossil fuel industry for using carbon capture for EOR. The legislation would reform one of the largest and most

Sens. Schiff and Merkley Demand Extension of Ethics Guardrails on Trump EPA Chemical Appointees, End to Conflicts of Interest

March 26, 2026

Senators urge Trump appointees to end all communication with their previous chemical industry employers to ensure the agency is serving the American people instead of private corporate interests Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), member of EPW Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Chemical

Wyden, Merkley Demand Transparency from Meta on Facial Recognition Technology in Smart Glasses

March 18, 2026

Senators: “The deployment of facial recognition technology in smart glasses risks entrenching a system in which Americans are routinely scanned, catalogued, and analyzed as they move through daily life — an outcome fundamentally incompatible with a democracy.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) today