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Merkley, Schumer, Bonamici, Hayes, 44 Senate Democrats Pressure Trump, Senate Republicans to Fully Turn on Nutrition Assistance for Millions

3 de noviembre de 2025

Merkley, Schumer lead Senate resolution demanding Trump to open resources for millions of Americans Washington, D.C. – After benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for roughly 42 million Americans were stopped over the weekend due to the ongoing Republican-led government shutdown, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today

Merkley, Wyden y todo el grupo parlamentario demócrata del Senado: La administración Trump debe dejar de retener ilegalmente fondos para los programas de asistencia nutricional que alimentan a las familias estadounidenses.

31 de octubre de 2025

Presidente Trump: “Podemos hacer cosas durante el cierre que son irreversibles y malas para ellos, como dejar fuera a un gran número de personas. Recortar cosas que les gustan, recortar programas que les gustan”. La administración Trump está obligada por ley a usar miles de millones en fondos disponibles para mantener el flujo de beneficios de SNAP en noviembre; USDA

Merkley y Wyden piden a Oz que resuelva el caos mientras los estados implementan la reforma sanitaria de Trump.

24 de octubre de 2025

A pesar de los esfuerzos republicanos por revertir las mejoras a Medicaid y Medicare, los demócratas utilizaron las reglas del Senado para preservar más de una docena de políticas; los programas estatales de Medicaid han recibido instrucciones mínimas de la administración Trump sobre cómo implementar estas reversiones o preservar las políticas restantes, lo que genera el espectro de confusión y pérdida de cobertura.

Wyden, Merkley y sus colegas instan al USDA de Trump a liberar de inmediato los beneficios del programa SNAP de noviembre.

23 de octubre de 2025

Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley (ambos demócratas por Oregón) instaron hoy a la administración Trump a liberar los miles de millones de dólares a su disposición para garantizar que los beneficios del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP) continúen el próximo mes en Oregón y en todo el país. “Nos perturbó profundamente escuchar que

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

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Slam Trump Administration’s Attacks on Senior Nutrition Programs

May 15, 2025

“The cuts will exacerbate hunger, poor health, and social isolation” Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore, said today they have joined fellow Senate leaders to call on Republicans to reconsider disastrous cuts and attacks on programs and agencies that support seniors with food assistance among other necessities. “We are writing today to express our

Senator Welch, Oregon Governor Kotek, Sens. Klobuchar, Luján, Wyden, and Merkley Host Press Call on Republicans’ Attack on SNAP, Nutrition Programs

May 14, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Nutrition and Specialty

Welch, Wyden, Merkley, Schumer, Lead Colleagues in Fight to Protect Head Start, Meals on Wheels, Social Services from Republican Budget Cuts

May 9, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today led the Senate Democratic Caucus in sending an open letter to the public exposing the

Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Bill to Expand Access to SNAP, Repeal Republicans’ Punitive Eligibility Rules

May 9, 2025

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced they are co-sponsoring legislation that would help more Americans have access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a crucial safety net that stands between thousands of Oregonians and hunger. “Oregonians should not have to choose between putting food

Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle Push VA to Build Roseburg Veterans’ Home

14 de abril de 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04), are calling on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prioritize funding for the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs (ODVA) proposed Roseburg Veterans’ Home project. Currently, ODVA operates two high-quality, award-winning Oregon Veterans’ Homes: the