{"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-25044 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-democracy\" 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\/oregon-lawmakers-demand-trump-reverse-course-on-plan-to-suppress-oregon-voters\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tOregon Lawmakers Demand Trump Reverse Course on Plan to Suppress Oregon Voters\u00a0\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\tJuly 14, 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>Trump threatens Oregon election officials that do not comply with administration\u2019s illegal and unconstitutional election requests Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, Maxine Dexter and Janelle Bynum today sounded the alarm on the Trump administration\u2019s threat against<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/oregon-lawmakers-demand-trump-reverse-course-on-plan-to-suppress-oregon-voters\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Oregon Lawmakers Demand Trump Reverse Course on Plan to Suppress Oregon Voters\u00a0\" 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-25041 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases\" 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-statement-on-the-sudden-passing-of-senator-lindsey-graham\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley Statement on the Sudden Passing of Senator Lindsey Graham\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\tJuly 12, 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. &#8211; Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following the news of the passing of Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. \u201cI am shocked to hear of the sudden passing of Senator Graham. We shared<\/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-statement-on-the-sudden-passing-of-senator-lindsey-graham\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley Statement on the Sudden Passing of Senator Lindsey Graham\" 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-25035 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-foreign-policy-and-national-security tag-protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-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\/merkley-wyden-demand-answers-on-misuse-of-federal-resources-after-rushed-costly-retrofit-job-of-trumps-luxury-jet\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Wyden Demand Answers on Misuse of Federal Resources After Rushed, Costly Retrofit Job of Trump\u2019s Luxury Jet\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\tJuly 10, 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>Last week, Secret Service\u00a0questioned the security\u00a0of the gifted aircraft\u2019s retrofit WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a dozen of their Senate colleagues in demanding transparency into the taxpayer-funded modification of the $400-million luxury jet gifted to President Trump by the government of Qatar. Since<\/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-wyden-demand-answers-on-misuse-of-federal-resources-after-rushed-costly-retrofit-job-of-trumps-luxury-jet\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Wyden Demand Answers on Misuse of Federal Resources After Rushed, Costly Retrofit Job of Trump\u2019s Luxury Jet\" 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-25029 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-protecting-consumers\" 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-joins-push-to-kick-private-equity-out-of-kids-sports-and-stop-the-ripoffs\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley Joins Push to\u00a0Kick Private Equity Out of Kids&#8217; Sports and Stop the Ripoffs\u00a0\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\tJuly 9, 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&nbsp;Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley&nbsp;announced he&nbsp;joined&nbsp;Senate and House lawmakers&nbsp;in supporting the&nbsp;Let Kids Play Act, legislation to stop Wall Street from pricing kids out of sports. The proposed legislation bans&nbsp;private equity firms from&nbsp;taking over&nbsp;youth sports, shutting down the vulture practices they use to jack up costs, and getting money<\/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-joins-push-to-kick-private-equity-out-of-kids-sports-and-stop-the-ripoffs\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley Joins Push to\u00a0Kick Private Equity Out of Kids&#8217; Sports and Stop the Ripoffs\u00a0\" 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-25023 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-delivering-for-oregon tag-jobs-and-the-economy 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\/merkley-oregon-delegation-decry-sudden-loss-of-columbia-river-hatchery-funding\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Oregon Delegation\u00a0Decry\u00a0Sudden Loss of Columbia River Hatchery Funding\u00a0\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\tJuly 2, 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. &#8211; Today, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Oregon Congressional Delegation members&nbsp;Senator Ron Wyden,&nbsp;and Representatives&nbsp;Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Janelle Bynum (OR-05), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Maxine Dexter (OR-03)&nbsp;decried&nbsp;the&nbsp;decision&nbsp;of&nbsp;Bonneville Power&nbsp;Administration&nbsp;(BPA) to&nbsp;abruptly&nbsp;end its participation in the Safe Area Fisheries Enhancement (SAFE) program.&nbsp;The SAFE program has been operational since&nbsp;1993,&nbsp;and&nbsp;provides&nbsp;reliable stocks<\/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-oregon-delegation-decry-sudden-loss-of-columbia-river-hatchery-funding\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Oregon Delegation\u00a0Decry\u00a0Sudden Loss of Columbia River Hatchery Funding\u00a0\" 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-25019 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-releases tag-delivering-for-oregon 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\/wyden-merkley-ask-state-data-center-advisory-committee-to-consider-multiple-issues-raised-by-oregonians\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWyden, Merkley Ask State Data Center Advisory Committee to Consider Multiple Issues Raised by Oregonians\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\tJuly 2, 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>Oregon senators:\u00a0 \u201cSeveral issues have been raised by constituents regarding responsible data center development with our offices, ranging from local to state to federal jurisdiction.\u201d Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today wrote Gov. Tina Kotek\u2019s data center advisory committee to convey concerns both senators have<\/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-ask-state-data-center-advisory-committee-to-consider-multiple-issues-raised-by-oregonians\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Wyden, Merkley Ask State Data Center Advisory Committee to Consider Multiple Issues Raised by Oregonians\" 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-25015 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-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\/peters-schumer-murray-merkley-lead-senate-democrats-in-demanding-omb-rescind-rule-giving-president-sweeping-power-to-politicize-federal-grants\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPeters, Schumer,\u00a0Murray\u00a0&amp; Merkley Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding OMB Rescind Rule Giving President Sweeping Power to Politicize Federal Grants\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\tJuly 2, 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, DC \u2014&nbsp;U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Democratic Leader; Patty&nbsp;Murray&nbsp;(D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, led the entire Senate Democratic caucus in demanding<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/peters-schumer-murray-merkley-lead-senate-democrats-in-demanding-omb-rescind-rule-giving-president-sweeping-power-to-politicize-federal-grants\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Peters, Schumer,\u00a0Murray\u00a0&amp; Merkley Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding OMB Rescind Rule Giving President Sweeping Power to Politicize Federal Grants\" 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-25012 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases 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\/wyden-merkley-colleagues-press-trump-administration-to-reinstate-epa-employees-attacked-for-exercising-their-right-to-free-speech\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWyden, Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump Administration to Reinstate EPA Employees Attacked for Exercising their Right to Free Speech\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\tJuly 1, 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>Senators\u2019 effort comes on one-year anniversary of \u201cDeclaration of Dissent\u201d letter and follows recent revelations that EPA legal counsel advised against disciplinary action due to employees\u2019 First Amendment rights Washington D.C.\u2014U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in pressing the Trump administration to reverse disciplinary actions<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a 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