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Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Administration Cleanup Toxic Waste to Protect Military Families and Local Communities

November 24, 2025

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined their colleagues in urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision delaying cleanups of toxic chemicals at hundreds of military installations in Oregon and nationwide. The senators also sought protections for military families and nearby communities

Merkley, Wyden, Western Senators Call for Emergency Funding for Wildfire Recovery on Federal Lands

November 24, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined fellow Western Senators to urge Congress to pass additional funding to support wildfire recovery on federal lands. In a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), the Senators pressed for additional resources to

Blackburn, Merkley Urge FIFA to Recognize Afghan Women United as Afghanistan’s Women’s Football Team

November 24, 2025

‘Despite [FIFA’s] stated human rights standards, the body has too often failed to enforce them consistently’ NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) sent a letter to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino urging FIFA to formally recognize Afghan Women’s United as Afghanistan’s national women’s football team and to

Hoyle, Wyden, Merkley and Carbajal Demand Answers from Coast Guard on Sudden Removal of Newport Rescue Helicopter

November 21, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04) led a letter with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, as well as Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, demanding immediate answers from the U.S. Coast Guard regarding its decision to

Merkley Celebrates Senate Passage of His Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Reduce and Reuse Systems Nationwide

November 21, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee—announced that his bipartisan Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies (REUSE) Act unanimously passed the Senate. Merkley leads the REUSE Act with West Virginia’s U.S. Senator and EPW Committee Chairman Shelley Moore Capito. The REUSE

Merkley, Wyden Announce $11.5 Million to Oregon for Expanding Regional Public Transportation

November 21, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $11.5 million to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) on behalf of Coos County Area Transportation, Yamhill County Transit Area, and Benton Area Transit to acquire and maintain new

Merkley, Bipartisan Colleagues: Air Ambulance Providers at Risk Without Federal Action

November 20, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today led U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Angus King (I-ME), Steve Daines (R-MT), and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) to call on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to address issues plaguing air ambulance

Luján, Schumer, Klobuchar, Merkley, Hayes, Craig Lead Congressional Democrats in Introducing Legislation to Reverse SNAP Cuts and Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans

November 20, 2025

Bicameral Introduction Follows Trump Administration’s Shutdown Chaos and Effort to Strip Food Assistance WATCH: Senator Luján Hosts Press Conference Announcing his SNAP Legislation Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research,

CURTIS AND MERKLEY WORK TO CODIFY TAIWAN SIX ASSURANCES

November 20, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Six Assurances to Taiwan Act, a bipartisan bill to formally codify the Six Assurances as foundational U.S. policy toward Taiwan, reinforce congressional oversight, and prevent any unilateral change in America’s longstanding position without legislative review.

Merkley, Cruz Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators to Urge U.S. Action to Free Wrongfully Detained Pastor Jin, Support Religious Freedom in China

November 19, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Texas’ U.S. Senator Ted Cruz led a bipartisan effort to push for immediate action from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in response to the Chinese government detaining Pastor “Ezra” Jin Mingri and dozens of other Zion Church leaders for

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Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Administration Cleanup Toxic Waste to Protect Military Families and Local Communities

Merkley, Wyden, Western Senators Call for Emergency Funding for Wildfire Recovery on Federal Lands

Blackburn, Merkley Urge FIFA to Recognize Afghan Women United as Afghanistan’s Women’s Football Team

Hoyle, Wyden, Merkley and Carbajal Demand Answers from Coast Guard on Sudden Removal of Newport Rescue Helicopter

Merkley Celebrates Senate Passage of His Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Reduce and Reuse Systems Nationwide

Merkley, Wyden Announce $11.5 Million to Oregon for Expanding Regional Public Transportation

Merkley, Bipartisan Colleagues: Air Ambulance Providers at Risk Without Federal Action

Luján, Schumer, Klobuchar, Merkley, Hayes, Craig Lead Congressional Democrats in Introducing Legislation to Reverse SNAP Cuts and Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans

CURTIS AND MERKLEY WORK TO CODIFY TAIWAN SIX ASSURANCES

Merkley, Cruz Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators to Urge U.S. Action to Free Wrongfully Detained Pastor Jin, Support Religious Freedom in China

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