{"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":"\t\t<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 elementor-element elementor-element-32df0bb\" data-id=\"32df0bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c859f7b elementor-search-form--skin-classic elementor-search-form--button-type-icon elementor-search-form--icon-search elementor-widget elementor-widget-search-form\" data-id=\"c859f7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"search-form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<search role=\"search\">\n\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\" method=\"get\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-search-form__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"elementor-screen-only\" for=\"elementor-search-form-c859f7b\">Search<\/label>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"elementor-search-form-c859f7b\" placeholder=\"Search...\" class=\"elementor-search-form__input\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" value=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-search-form__submit\" type=\"submit\" aria-label=\"Search\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-search\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t<\/search>\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-af83da4 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"af83da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&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_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-25264 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-civil-rights tag-education tag-lgbtq-rights\" 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\/179-members-of-congress-urge-supreme-court-to-protect-preschoolers-from-discrimination\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t179 Members of Congress Urge Supreme Court to Protect Preschoolers from Discrimination\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\tAugust 24, 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>CEC Chair Rep. Mark Takano: \u201cPublic dollars are for the good of the public, and this publicly-funded program\u2019s nondiscrimination policy reflects that. Washington, DC \u2014&nbsp;Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Senator Tammy Baldwin (WI), and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) led 179 Members of Congress in filing an<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/179-members-of-congress-urge-supreme-court-to-protect-preschoolers-from-discrimination\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 179 Members of Congress Urge Supreme Court to Protect Preschoolers from Discrimination\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-25259 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-delivering-for-oregon tag-responding-to-and-recovering-from-wildfire-and-drought tag-tackling-climate-change tag-wildfire\" 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-effort-to-help-state-local-tribal-agencies-monitor-air-pollution-from-wildfires\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley Joins Effort to Help State, Local, Tribal Agencies Monitor Air Pollution from Wildfires\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\tAugust 24, 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 joined his Senate colleagues to introduce new legislation that would help state, local, and Tribal government agencies monitor worsening air pollution caused by wildfires and make more informed public health decisions. \u201cWhen the 2020 Labor Day fires swept across Oregon, I drove over<\/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-effort-to-help-state-local-tribal-agencies-monitor-air-pollution-from-wildfires\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley Joins Effort to Help State, Local, Tribal Agencies Monitor Air Pollution from Wildfires\" 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-25254 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-delivering-for-oregon tag-gun-safety\" 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-introduce-bicameral-bill-to-protect-domestic-violence-survivors-from-gun-violence\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWyden, Merkley Introduce Bicameral Bill to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors from Gun Violence\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\tAugust 21, 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.&nbsp;\u2013 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said they have joined their Senate and House colleagues in introducing legislation to close a dangerous loophole that allows domestic abusers to legally obtain firearms. \u201cKeeping guns out of the hands of domestic violence abusers is common sense,\u201d Wyden said.<\/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-introduce-bicameral-bill-to-protect-domestic-violence-survivors-from-gun-violence\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bicameral Bill to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors from Gun Violence\u00a0\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" 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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-25252 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-economy 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-senators-call-on-watchdog-to-probe-tax-subsidies-for-lng-exporters\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Senators Call on Watchdog to Probe Tax Subsidies for LNG Exporters\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\tAugust 20, 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 led Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senators&nbsp;Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) in urging the Acting Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) to launch an investigation into the Internal Revenue Service<\/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-senators-call-on-watchdog-to-probe-tax-subsidies-for-lng-exporters\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Senators Call on Watchdog to Probe Tax Subsidies for LNG Exporters\" 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-25245 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-economy tag-standing-up-for-civil-and-human-rights\" 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\/blumenthal-durbin-hirono-merkley-demand-answers-after-unqualified-organization-with-close-ties-to-ice-receives-no-bid-contract-to-provide-legal-services-to-migrant-children\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBLUMENTHAL, DURBIN, HIRONO, &amp; MERKLEY DEMAND ANSWERS AFTER UNQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION WITH CLOSE TIES TO ICE RECEIVES NO-BID CONTRACT TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO MIGRANT CHILDREN\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\tAugust 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>\u201cThis award is concerning given the incredible lack of details provided in the award notice, the nonexistence of legal services provided by your organization, the Trump Administration\u2019s continued use of no-bid awards\u2026and the Trump Administration\u2019s staggering disregard for the welfare of children in immigration enforcement.\u201d [WASHINGTON, D.C.] \u2013 U.S. Senator<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/blumenthal-durbin-hirono-merkley-demand-answers-after-unqualified-organization-with-close-ties-to-ice-receives-no-bid-contract-to-provide-legal-services-to-migrant-children\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about BLUMENTHAL, DURBIN, HIRONO, &amp; MERKLEY DEMAND ANSWERS AFTER UNQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION WITH CLOSE TIES TO ICE RECEIVES NO-BID CONTRACT TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO MIGRANT CHILDREN\" 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-25241 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-civil-rights tag-health-care 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\/wyden-merkley-demand-federal-agencies-stop-sharing-medicaid-data-with-ice\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWyden, Merkley Demand Federal Agencies Stop Sharing Medicaid Data With ICE\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\tAugust 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.\u00a0\u2013 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded that the federal departments\u00a0of Health and Human Services\u00a0(HHS)\u00a0and Homeland Security (DHS)\u00a0as well as the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services\u00a0(CMS)\u00a0immediately stop unlawfully transferring Medicaid data to DHS and\u00a0the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). \u201cCongress has a responsibility to<\/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-demand-federal-agencies-stop-sharing-medicaid-data-with-ice\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Wyden, Merkley Demand Federal Agencies Stop Sharing Medicaid Data With ICE\" 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-25239 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-agriculture 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-wyden-secure-federal-funding-to-expand-pollinator-habitat-along-oregon-highways\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Wyden Secure Federal Funding to Expand Pollinator Habitat Along Oregon Highways\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\tAugust 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.&nbsp;\u2014 Today,&nbsp;Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced $150,000 in federal funds for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to create and restore pollinator habitats along Oregon highways.The funding, which is the maximum award under the Federal Highway Administration\u2019s Pollinator-Friendly Practices on Roadsides and Highway Rights-of-Way Program<\/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-secure-federal-funding-to-expand-pollinator-habitat-along-oregon-highways\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Wyden Secure Federal Funding to Expand Pollinator Habitat Along Oregon Highways\" 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-25236 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases category-uncategorized 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-wyden-announce-more-than-15-million-in-federal-grants-to-support-oregon-wood-product-industry-rural-economies-jobs\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Wyden Announce More Than $15 Million in Federal Grants to Support Oregon Wood Product Industry, Rural Economies, Jobs\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\tAugust 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, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is investing $15,091,037 in 20 wood innovations projects in Oregon that support active management of national forests and grasslands, promote wood and energy infrastructure by increasing manufacturing capacity and operational efficiencies, and<\/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-announce-more-than-15-million-in-federal-grants-to-support-oregon-wood-product-industry-rural-economies-jobs\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Wyden Announce More Than $15 Million in Federal Grants to Support Oregon Wood Product Industry, Rural Economies, Jobs\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal 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