Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $20 Million to Oregon and Tribes to Combat Opioid Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced nearly $20 million in funding to combat the opioid crisis. This money will go to the Oregon State Government, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Indians, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board and the Confederated Tribes of
Merkley, Wyden Demand Postal Service Address Delivery Delays of Veterans’ Prescription Drugs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are demanding immediate action following reports of significant delays in veterans’ prescription medications through the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). In a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, Merkley and Wyden joined 29 Senate colleagues
Merkley, Braun Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Track Taxpayer-Funded Coronavirus Treatment and Vaccine Research
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is teaming up with U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) to announce the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act—legislation that would create a public database to show where taxpayer dollars dedicated to coronavirus treatment and vaccine research are going. Currently, this information is
Merkley, Smith Unveil Plan to Prevent Pharmaceutical Companies from Price Gouging COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley continued his leadership in tackling pharmaceutical companies’ price gouging by teaming up with U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) today to introduce legislation to ensure that any taxpayer-funded vaccine or treatment for coronavirus (COVID-19) proven to be safe and effective will be accessible,
Democratic Senators Push for Proposal, Including Merkley Bills, to Establish National Response to COVID-19 and Invest in Frontline Health Care Workers
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, together with a working group of Senate Democrats, today is pushing Senate and House leadership to include the Force to Fight COVID-19 joint proposal in the upcoming COVID-19 relief package. The proposal includes a variety of health and social service workforce bills, including two bills
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues to McConnell: Immigrants Are Essential and Deserve Support in Coronavirus Relief Legislation
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged Majority Leader McConnell to support tax-paying immigrant families who have Individual Tax Identification Numbers (ITIN) in Oregon and across the nation by ensuring they have access to economic relief payments from the CARES Act and any future coronavirus