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Senator Merkley Chairs Subcommittee Hearing on Alternatives to Single-Use Plastics

October 26, 2023

Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley chaired a Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee hearing titled, “Evaluating Material Alternatives for Single-Use Plastics” on October 26, 2023. This is his opening statement from that hearing; you can find the full hearing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCTp3XURJCU Witnesses included: Marcus Eriksen, Ph.D. – Co-Founder, Executive Director –

DURBIN, CORTEZ MASTO, HIRONO, GILLIBRAND, MENENDEZ, MERKLEY INTRODUCE NEW LEGISLATION TO REFORM GOVERNMENT’S CARE & CUSTODY OF UNACCOMPANIED NONCITIZEN CHILDREN

October 25, 2023

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today introduced new legislation to provide a comprehensive framework to reform the federal government’s care

Merkley, Huffman Introduce Bold Legislation to Take on the Growing Plastic Pollution Crisis

October 25, 2023

Senators, Representatives Introduce Updated Legislation to Protect Americans’ Health, Strengthen Environmental Justice Protections, and Shift Cleanup Burden to Corporations that Produce Fossil-based Plastics Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with California Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) to introduce the bicameral Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act—the

Merkley, Wyden Join Colleagues Urging the FCC to Improve Access to Local Journalism

October 24, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues in a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve access to local media on streaming platforms. Current law and FCC rules state that traditional cable and satellite networks must work directly with a local television station before broadcasting local

RUBIO, MERKLEY REINTRODUCE BILL TO STRENGTHEN U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS

October 24, 2023

This year, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has continued its efforts to undermine Taiwan’s vibrant democracy and engagement with the world. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced the Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act to update and bolster U.S. policy to support Taiwan amid China’s increased military and

Oregon Congressional Delegation Announces Two National Tech Hubs Coming to Oregon

October 23, 2023

Tech hub designations primed for technological innovation and job creation benefiting national security and sustainable housing Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, and Andrea Salinas, today announced the designation of two tech hubs coming to

Breaking ground on irrigation piping in Central Oregon

October 21, 2023

The Madras Pioneer Stakeholders from all over Central Oregon gathered Friday afternoon, Oct. 20, against the backdrop of Smith Rock to celebrate launching three new piping projects in the Deschutes Basin. U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) was the keynote speaker, praised by others as instrumental in getting almost $200 million

Merkley joins 3 C.O. irrigation districts, nonprofits to break ground on $120 million in canal piping projects

October 20, 2023

KTVZ Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined leaders from three Deschutes River Basin irrigation districts and nonprofits Farmers Conservation Alliance and Energy Trust of Oregon to break ground Friday on a series of projects to modernize critical irrigation infrastructure serving 2,500 farmers and producers and 85,000 acres of land across Central Oregon. When complete, officials

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