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Merkley, Bipartisan Group of Senate Appropriators Direct Labor Department to Reverse Closure of Job Corps Centers

June 23, 2025

Letter was signed by nine members of the influential Senate Appropriations Committee Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined a bipartisan group of Senators on the Appropriations Committee—which oversees all government funding—to urge Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to reverse DOL’s decision to begin the closure of Job

Leader Schumer and Senators Klobuchar, Wyden, and Merkley Lead Entire Democratic Caucus in Urging Leader Thune to Change Course on Proposed Cuts to Health Care and Food Assistance

June 20, 2025

WASHINGTON – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led all 47 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus in calling on Senate Majority

Merkley SLAMS Trump Crypto Corruption: “Open Sale of the Government”

12 de junio de 2025

Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor to demand anti-corruption amendments to the GENIUS Act and highlight President Trump’s blatant crypto corruption on Thursday, June 12, 2025.

Warren, Merkley Seek Records on $2 Billion Trump Stablecoin Deal from UAE Firm and Binance

11 de junio de 2025

“Like officials at WLF, we support efforts to promote the U.S. dollar. We do not, however, see use of USD1—an instrument that conveniently lines the pockets of the sitting U.S. President and his family—as essential to that effort.” The letter comes as Senate votes on the GENIUS Act, legislation that

Wyden, Merkley, Shaheen y Schumer encabezan un escrito amicus en apoyo del fiscal general de Oregón Rayfield, quien impugna el abuso de poderes de emergencia de la administración Trump para imponer aranceles.

10 de junio de 2025

Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden (demócrata por Oregón) y Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) lideraron hoy a sus colegas en la presentación de un escrito amicus curiae en el caso Oregón contra el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, un caso clave liderado por el fiscal general de Oregón, Dan Rayfield, que impugna el abuso de poderes de emergencia por parte de la administración Trump para imponer aranceles.

CBO Analysis Shows House-Passed Reconciliation Bill Adds $2.4 Trillion to the 10-year Deficit

June 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that the House-passed reconciliation bill would cost $2.4 trillion over the next 10 years. “Congressional Republicans will let nothing

Trump Tariffs Will Hurt Economic Growth, Boost Inflation, Raise Costs to Families, CBO Finds

June 4, 2025

Non-partisan Analysis Requested by Merkley, Schumer, and Wyden Finds Trump Tariffs Amount to a Regressive $2.5 Trillion Tax Hike WASHINGTON, D.C. – If the Trump tariffs remain in effect – in spite of a recent court ruling that they are illegal – they will slow economic growth, boost inflation, and

Merkley, Wyden Fight Trump’s Illegal Gutting of ENERGY STAR Program

May 28, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined 20 of their Senate colleagues to demand the Trump Administration immediately reverse course on its plan to illegally and unilaterally terminate the ENERGY STAR program. In their letter, the Senators highlight the cost-saving benefits of the program, which

Murphy, Warren, Merkley, Blumenthal, Liccardo y activistas denuncian la corrupta cena benéfica de Trump y exigen la publicación de los nombres de los asistentes y los favores que reciben.

22 de mayo de 2025

WASHINGTON—El senador estadounidense Chris Murphy (demócrata por Connecticut) encabezó el jueves una conferencia de prensa junto con los senadores Elizabeth Warren (demócrata por Massachusetts), Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) y Richard Blumenthal (demócrata por Connecticut), el representante Sam Liccardo (demócrata por California), Public Citizen, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) y End Citizens United para denunciar la flagrante corrupción detrás de la cena secreta con monedas del presidente Trump,

Senadores presentarán una enmienda a la Ley GENIUS para prevenir la corrupción de Trump.