{"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-24796 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-democracy tag-voting-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\/merkley-senate-colleagues-call-to-halt-implementation-of-trumps-illegal-executive-order-to-eliminate-vote-by-mail\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Senate Colleagues Call to Halt Implementation of Trump\u2019s Illegal Executive Order to Eliminate Vote-by-Mail\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 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>Senators Direct Commerce Secretary to Explain Department\u2019s Involvement with USPS and Elections, and Preserve Documents for Congressional Oversight Washington, D.C. \u2014 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined his Senate Democratic colleagues to demand U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick&nbsp;oppose&nbsp;the Department\u2019s involvement in President Trump\u2019s illegal executive order (EO) attacking<\/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-senate-colleagues-call-to-halt-implementation-of-trumps-illegal-executive-order-to-eliminate-vote-by-mail\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Senate Colleagues Call to Halt Implementation of Trump\u2019s Illegal Executive Order to Eliminate Vote-by-Mail\" 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-24784 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-foreign-policy-and-national-security\" 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-lawmakers-urge-nonpartisan-congressional-scorekeeper-to-determine-true-cost-of-war-in-iran\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Wyden y otros legisladores instan a un organismo congresional no partidista a determinar el verdadero costo de la guerra en Ir\u00e1n.\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\t29 de mayo de 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>La administraci\u00f3n Trump ha proporcionado estimaciones inconsistentes e incompletas que contradicen a expertos externos, lo que genera dudas sobre el verdadero costo de la guerra. Senadores: \u201cEl pueblo estadounidense merece conocer los verdaderos costos de este conflicto, y merece transparencia y honestidad cuando su gobierno compromete a la naci\u00f3n en la guerra\u201d. Texto de la carta (PDF)<\/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-lawmakers-urge-nonpartisan-congressional-scorekeeper-to-determine-true-cost-of-war-in-iran\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Wyden, Lawmakers Urge Nonpartisan Congressional Scorekeeper to Determine True Cost of War in Iran\" 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-24777 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-delivering-for-oregon tag-jobs-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\/oregon-airports-to-receive-14-5-million-in-federal-investments\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLos aeropuertos de Oreg\u00f3n recibir\u00e1n 14,5 millones de d\u00f3lares en inversiones federales.\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\t28 de mayo de 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>Los aeropuertos que reciben fondos federales incluyen los de Ashland, Eugene, Hermiston, La Grande, Pendleton, Portland, Prineville, Salem y Scappoose. Washington, DC \u2013 Los senadores estadounidenses Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, as\u00ed como las representantes estadounidenses Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06) y Maxine Dexter (OR-03), anunciaron que nueve aeropuertos de Oreg\u00f3n recibir\u00e1n<\/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-airports-to-receive-14-5-million-in-federal-investments\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Oregon Airports to Receive $14.5 Million in Federal Investments\" 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-24769 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-releases tag-delivering-for-oregon\" 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-reflects-on-over-600-town-hall-meetings-held-across-oregon-in-new-video\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley reflexiona sobre las m\u00e1s de 600 reuniones p\u00fablicas celebradas en todo Oreg\u00f3n en un nuevo video.\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\t28 de mayo de 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>PORTLAND, OREG\u00d3N \u2013 Cada a\u00f1o, el senador estadounidense de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff Merkley, celebra un foro p\u00fablico en cada uno de los 36 condados de Oreg\u00f3n. Durante estos eventos anuales, Merkley escucha directamente a los habitantes de Oreg\u00f3n sobre los desaf\u00edos, grandes y peque\u00f1os, a los que se enfrentan y sobre sus ideas para el progreso de Oreg\u00f3n y sus alrededores.<\/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-reflects-on-over-600-town-hall-meetings-held-across-oregon-in-new-video\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley Reflects on Over 600 Town Hall Meetings Held Across Oregon in New Video\" 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-24766 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-education 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\/merkley-mannion-champion-legislation-to-make-mental-health-care-accessible-for-every-student-in-america\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley,\u00a0Mannion\u00a0Champion\u00a0Legislation to Make Mental Health\u00a0Care\u00a0Accessible for Every Student in America\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\tMay 27, 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 During Mental Health Awareness Month, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and\u00a0Congressman\u00a0John Mannion\u00a0(NY-22)\u00a0announced the reintroduction of the\u00a0Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, legislation that would\u00a0significantly\u00a0boost the availability of mental health providers in America\u2019s public schools. Mental illness affects\u00a0nearly\u00a020\u00a0percent\u00a0of American youth. This bicameral legislation\u00a0would\u00a0put\u00a0additional\u00a0mental health providers in elementary 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-mannion-champion-legislation-to-make-mental-health-care-accessible-for-every-student-in-america\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley,\u00a0Mannion\u00a0Champion\u00a0Legislation to Make Mental Health\u00a0Care\u00a0Accessible for Every Student in America\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-24757 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-appropriations 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\/forty-one-senators-push-to-keep-harmful-environmental-riders-out-of-appropriations-bills-2\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCuarenta y un senadores presionan para mantener las cl\u00e1usulas ambientales perjudiciales fuera de los proyectos de ley de asignaciones\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\tMay 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>Senators warn that inclusion of poison pills harming the environment would undermine Senate\u2019s ability to pass bipartisan spending bills Washington, D.C. \u2013 Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/forty-one-senators-push-to-keep-harmful-environmental-riders-out-of-appropriations-bills-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Forty-One Senators Push to Keep Harmful Environmental Riders Out of Appropriations Bills\" 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-24755 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-agriculture\" 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-raise-concerns-about-food-and-nutrition-service-reorganization\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Food and Nutrition Service Reorganization\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\tMay 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>Oregon senators warn that reorganizations would \u201cfurther weaken the ability of the agency to administer federal nutrition assistance programs.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in raising strong concerns about the plan to reorganize the Food and Nutrition Service at the U.S.<\/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-raise-concerns-about-food-and-nutrition-service-reorganization\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Food and Nutrition Service Reorganization\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal 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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 Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led a group of their Pacific Northwest colleagues in pressing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins over her commitment to promptly fill critical staff positions that remain vacant at USDA\u2019s Agricultural Research 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-salinas-pacific-northwest-democrats-to-secretary-rollins-act-quickly-to-hire-agricultural-research-staff-across-the-region\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Salinas, Pacific Northwest Democrats to Secretary Rollins: Act Quickly to Hire Agricultural Research Staff Across the Region\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal 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