{"id":11009,"date":"2023-07-24T09:02:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T13:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?page_id=11009"},"modified":"2023-07-25T14:38:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T18:38:28","slug":"press-releases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/news\/press-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Comunicados de prensa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11009\" class=\"elementor elementor-11009\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90faeb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90faeb8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24963 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-democracy tag-economy\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/warren-and-merkley-lead-democratic-colleagues-in-pressing-treasury-watchdog-to-investigate-resources-spent-on-illegal-trump-250-bill\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWarren and Merkley Lead Democratic Colleagues in Pressing Treasury Watchdog to Investigate Resources Spent on Illegal Trump $250 Bill\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 23, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cAt a time when Americans continue to face rising costs, the Treasury Department should be focused on addressing pressing economic concerns rather than devoting resources to what appears to be an illegal vanity project for the President.\u201d Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/warren-and-merkley-lead-democratic-colleagues-in-pressing-treasury-watchdog-to-investigate-resources-spent-on-illegal-trump-250-bill\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Warren and Merkley Lead Democratic Colleagues in Pressing Treasury Watchdog to Investigate Resources Spent on Illegal Trump $250 Bill\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24960 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-health-care\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-colleagues-push-to-overturn-trump-affordable-care-act-rule-that-will-increase-costs-terminate-care-for-millions\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWyden, Merkley, Colleagues Push to Overturn Trump Affordable Care Act Rule that Will Increase Costs, Terminate Care for Millions\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 23, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, joined by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and other colleagues, today introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to repeal the Trump Administration\u2019s rule that will undermine the Affordable Care Act marketplace, and produce worse health care coverage for higher<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-colleagues-push-to-overturn-trump-affordable-care-act-rule-that-will-increase-costs-terminate-care-for-millions\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Push to Overturn Trump Affordable Care Act Rule that Will Increase Costs, Terminate Care for Millions\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24957 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-bipartisan-actions tag-economy tag-housing tag-jobs-and-the-economy tag-protecting-consumers tag-safe-affordable-housing\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/senate-passes-landmark-housing-bill-with-merkley-inspired-provision-to-crack-down-on-hedge-fund-control-of-american-homes\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSenate Passes Landmark Housing Bill with Merkley-Inspired Provision to Crack Down on Hedge Fund Control of American Homes\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 22, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley\u2014a long-time champion of kicking hedge funds out of the housing market\u2014released the following statement after the Senate passed an updated version of Sen. Elizabeth Warren\u2019s\u00a021st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the biggest housing bill in 30 years, that includes the first-ever limits<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/senate-passes-landmark-housing-bill-with-merkley-inspired-provision-to-crack-down-on-hedge-fund-control-of-american-homes\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Senate Passes Landmark Housing Bill with Merkley-Inspired Provision to Crack Down on Hedge Fund Control of American Homes\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fda29f elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"0fda29f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers_and_prev_next&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24954 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-agriculture tag-natural-resources-and-rural-development tag-tackling-climate-change\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-panetta-announce-bicameral-resolution-marking-national-pollinator-week-2026\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Panetta Announce Bicameral Resolution Marking National Pollinator Week 2026\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 22, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced a bicameral resolution to recognize the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States. The resolution designates June 22 through June 28, 2026, as \u201cNational Pollinator Week,\u201d to emphasize the vital<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-panetta-announce-bicameral-resolution-marking-national-pollinator-week-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Panetta Announce Bicameral Resolution Marking National Pollinator Week 2026\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24948 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-economy tag-seniors\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/at-town-halls-across-the-state-oregonians-tell-merkley-that-the-ultra-wealthy-need-to-pay-more-to-save-social-security\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAt Town Halls Across the State, Oregonians Tell Merkley That the Ultra Wealthy Need to Pay More to Save Social Security\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 22, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Merkley Polled Attendees at His Recent Town Halls in Each of Oregon\u2019s 36 Counties on Their Views of How to Prevent Social Security from Going Insolvent As of 2025, Nearly 965,000 Oregonians Receive Social Security Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. &#8211; Today, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/at-town-halls-across-the-state-oregonians-tell-merkley-that-the-ultra-wealthy-need-to-pay-more-to-save-social-security\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about At Town Halls Across the State, Oregonians Tell Merkley That the Ultra Wealthy Need to Pay More to Save Social Security\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24939 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-bipartisan-actions tag-delivering-for-oregon tag-natural-resources-and-rural-development tag-tackling-climate-change\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-murkowski-secure-commitment-to-preserve-u-s-ocean-monitoring-systems\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Murkowski Secure Commitment to Preserve U.S. Ocean Monitoring Systems\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 18, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Following public outrage over the dismantling of the National Science Foundation\u2019s (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced the NSF was pausing its planned removal of the OOI\u2019s sensors. NSF\u2019s decision came after Merkley and Murkowski passed a Senate<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-murkowski-secure-commitment-to-preserve-u-s-ocean-monitoring-systems\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Murkowski Secure Commitment to Preserve U.S. Ocean Monitoring Systems\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24934 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-democracy tag-natural-resources-and-rural-development\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/king-merkley-colleagues-call-to-terminate-illegal-plans-for-triumphal-arch\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKing, Merkley, Colleagues Call to Terminate Illegal Plans for \u201cTriumphal Arch\u201d\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 18, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Key legislators cite federal laws that prohibit construction without congressional approval WASHINGTON, D.C.\u00a0\u2013U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Subcommittee on National Parks, is leading a group of his Congressional colleagues in objecting to the Trump Administration\u2019s proposed plan to illegally construct<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/king-merkley-colleagues-call-to-terminate-illegal-plans-for-triumphal-arch\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about King, Merkley, Colleagues Call to Terminate Illegal Plans for \u201cTriumphal Arch\u201d\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24929 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-plastic\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-huffman-lawmakers-to-epa-dont-sacrifice-our-communities-for-chemical-recyclers\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Huffman, Lawmakers to EPA: Don\u2019t Sacrifice Our Communities for Chemical Recyclers\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 18, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, led a bicameral group of 50 lawmakers to sound the alarm over a review by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that paves the way to eliminate Clean<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-huffman-lawmakers-to-epa-dont-sacrifice-our-communities-for-chemical-recyclers\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Huffman, Lawmakers to EPA: Don\u2019t Sacrifice Our Communities for Chemical Recyclers\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24921 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-bipartisan-actions tag-delivering-for-oregon tag-natural-resources-and-rural-development tag-tackling-climate-change\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-murkowski-lead-the-charge-to-block-the-dismantling-of-one-of-a-kind-ocean-monitoring-network\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Murkowski Lead the Charge to Block the Dismantling of One-Of-A-Kind Ocean Monitoring Network\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 17, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) took to the Senate floor to successfully pass their bipartisan legislation that pauses the reckless dismantling of the National Science Foundation\u2019s (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a complex system of 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