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Blackburn, Merkley Urge FIFA to Recognize Afghan Women United as Afghanistan’s Women’s Football Team

24 de noviembre de 2025

‘Despite [FIFA’s] stated human rights standards, the body has too often failed to enforce them consistently’ NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) sent a letter to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino urging FIFA to formally recognize Afghan Women’s United as Afghanistan’s national women’s football team and to

Merkley: Las redadas del ICE en todo Oregón aterrorizan a nuestras comunidades

12 de noviembre de 2025

Washington, D.C. – Hoy, el senador estadounidense por Oregón, Jeff Merkley, emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta al aumento de las redadas del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en comunidades de todo Oregón: “Ha sido preocupante ver redada tras redada aterrorizando a nuestras comunidades, con agentes del ICE deteniendo violentamente a personas únicamente por su color de piel.”

Merkley Leads Historic Call for U.S. Recognition of Palestinian Statehood

September 18, 2025

First-ever resolution in the U.S. Senate to formally recognize a Palestinian state alongside a secure Israel Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a historic resolution calling on the President to recognize a Palestinian state. The resolution—the first of its kind in the United States Senate—calls for

Merkley, Sullivan, Curtis, Kaine, Scott, Coons, and Young: U.S. Must Do All It Can to Secure Release of Hong Kong Democracy Advocate Jimmy Lai

September 17, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK)—respectively the past and current Chairs of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—joined forces with John Curtis (R-UT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rick Scott (R-FL), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Todd Young (R-IN) to urge U.S. Secretary of State Marco

187 miembros del Congreso presentan un escrito para apoyar la prohibición de las terapias de conversión en la Corte Suprema

26 de agosto de 2025

WASHINGTON, DC — Hoy, el presidente del Caucus de Igualdad del Congreso, el representante Mark Takano (CA-39), el vicepresidente del Caucus de Igualdad del Congreso y vicepresidente del Caucus Demócrata de la Cámara de Representantes, el representante Ted Lieu (CA-36), y el senador Jeff Merkley (OR) presentaron un escrito amicus curiae para instar a la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos a que confirme la constitucionalidad de la prohibición de Colorado.

Dexter, Wyden, Merkley Secure Emergency Court Order to Halt Deportation of Portland Family, Grant Access to Legal Counsel 

July 15, 2025

PORTLAND, OR —Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), along with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, announced that a federal judge granted an emergency temporary restraining order preventing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from removing the Merlos family from the court’s jurisdiction. Dexter, Wyden, and Merkley released the following joint statement:   “Our

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