Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today after the bipartisan infrastructure package cleared its final Senate vote: “People across Oregon, and Americans throughout the country, elected President Biden to put us on a new path: a path where investing in the American people and
Bipartisan legislation to invest serious money in tackling America’s persistent infrastructure deficit won final approval in the United States Senate today, with more than a dozen Republicans crossing the aisle to deliver a lopsided margin of victory for President Joe Biden’s top legislative priority. By a vote of sixty-nine to
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, released the following statement today regarding the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) newly-release report: “Today’s IPCC report confirms what Oregonians—many of
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley recently announced that Gold Beach Municipal Airport and La Grande/Union County Airport will receive a combined $54,000 in federal grants for operations, sanitation and personnel. “Rural airports serve as critical connectors for every nook and cranny of Oregon and provide crucial support
Congressional Democrats this week introduced legislation that seeks to ensure large U.S. corporations pay their “fair share” of taxes, a measure that they’d like included in the reconciliation package they hope to pass without Republican buy-in to raise revenue. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Angus King (I-Maine), along with Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), announced the bill,
ONTARIO – Treasure Valley Community College is one of three Oregon Community Colleges which has a share of more than $5 million to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, funding which was supported by U. S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both Democrats from Oregon. “With the advent of more contagious
House Democrats took another step toward considering a key voting rights bill by releasing a report documenting dozens of discriminatory election practices. The move Friday is a prelude to the introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, named after the former lawmaker and civil rights leader. Leaders believe
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley successfully passed an amendment to the FY 2022 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that protects veterans’ ability to discuss with VA physicians the use of medical marijuana in states where it is legal. “We owe our veterans not
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today that he secured a number of crucial wins for Oregon in the Senate agricultural spending bill, which will invest in agriculture, rural housing, food assistance, and rural business priorities that will benefit farms and families in every corner of the
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that he secured key provisions that will help create jobs and deliver essential services in Oregon communities in the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Energy and Water appropriations bill. “Every year, I look to the Senate appropriations process to help Oregonians complete
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