Merkley, Curtis, Kaine, Ricketts Announce Bipartisan Bill to Support Taiwan’s Diplomatic Partners in Latin America and Caribbean
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Utah’s U.S. Senator John Curtis, Virginia’s U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, and Nebraska’s U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts today introduced bipartisan legislation to support Taiwan and its diplomatic partners in Latin America and the Caribbean and to deepen U.S. engagement in the Western Hemisphere. The United
Merkley: Netanyahu Government’s Starvation of Gaza Driving Horrific Famine Conditions, Innocent Civilian Deaths
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the first Senator to call for a lasting ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—issued the following statement after a global hunger monitoring authority sounded the alarm on the ‘worst-case scenario of famine’ unfolding in
Chairs Introduce Landmark Uyghur Genocide and Sanctions Accountability Act
Washington, D.C. – Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), the Chair and Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today introduced the Uyghur Genocide and Sanctions Accountability Act of 2025, a comprehensive, bipartisan bill to address the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for its atrocities targeting the
KAINE, CURTIS, AND MERKLEY INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO ADDRESS CRIMES IN BRAZILIAN AMAZON AND STRENGTHEN REGIONAL STABILITY
Bill would address organized crime, deforestation, and violence in the Brazilian Amazon WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Curtis (R-UT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), senior members of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, introduced the Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Brazilian Amazon
Merkley, Sullivan, Smith, McGovern Fight Back Against Foreign Governments Trampling Human Rights Within the U.S. and Beyond
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—teamed up with current CECC Chair Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), CECC Co-Chair Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), and CECC Commissioner Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) to
Republicans BLOCKED Bill to Release Epstein Files
Senate Republicans blocked a vote on Senators Merkley and Luján’s Epstein Files Transparency Act on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
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