Merkley on Trump Budget: “Betrayal of Every Working Family”
Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley opened a hearing on President Trump’s budget request by outlining how the Trump Administration has hurt families and helped the already richest Americans.
Merkley, Van Hollen, Gillibrand Press Interior Secretary Burgum on Failure to Comply with Federal Law on Status of Renewable Projects
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the top Democrat on the subcommittee that oversees funding for the U.S. Department of Interior—led U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in demanding an urgent update from the Interior Department on the status of renewable energy projects that
Wyden, Merkley, Salinas: Two Oregon Airports to Receive Combined $641,000 in Federal Investment
Lawmakers announce federal funds for airports in McMinnville and Lexington Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas today announced that airports in Yamhill and Morrow counties will receive a combined federal investment of more than $641,000 to improve their infrastructure. “Small
Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Merkley: Cuts in Trump’s Budget Request to Leave Lasting Scars on Public Lands, Tribes, and Human Health
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Subcommittee on the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the release of President Trump’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2027: “This budget request from President Trump and his Administration once again fails to meet the
Merkley, Schumer, Warren, Markey, Whitehouse, Welch, Van Hollen Investigate IRS’ Massive Payout to LNG Exporters
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)—Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee—teamed up with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to launch a probe into the
Merkley, 45+ Lawmakers Renew Push for Wealth Tax on Ultra-Millionaires and Billionaires
New analysis shows that wealth tax would generate over $6 trillion in revenue that could lower costs for families through programs like universal child care, free community college, Medicare expansion, and more Bill One-Pager (PDF) | Bill Text (PDF) | Analysis (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined a bicameral group of
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