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Merkley Applauds Confirmation of Alejandro Mayorkas as DHS Secretary, Emphasizes Urgent Need to Undo the Trump Administration’s Damage

February 2, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, who set off a national firestorm by shedding light on the child separation policy and other human rights abuses being committed by the Trump administration along the southern border, released the following statement today after Alejandro Mayorkas was confirmed as Secretary of

Merkley, Colleagues Seek $130 Billion Funding Boost for Local School Infrastructure

February 1, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has joined a group of his colleagues to introduce the Reopen and Rebuild America’s Schools Act—legislation that would invest $130 billion in modernizing classrooms across the country and would help schools complete critical physical and digital infrastructure upgrades. Crumbling, outdated school infrastructure makes it tougher for students,

Merkley Applauds Signing of Urgently Needed Executive Orders on Climate

January 27, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today after President Biden signed a series of executive orders aimed at tackling climate chaos: “From extreme forest fires and crippling droughts to severe hurricanes, torrential rains, floods, and winter storms, Americans in every corner of the country have

Rep. Peter DeFazio, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch Applaud FEMA’s Approval of Direct Housing Mission for Lane County following September’s Deadly Wildfires

January 25, 2021

EUGENE—Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch today applauded the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) approval of Lane County’s request for a direct housing mission following September’s deadly wildfires. The housing assistance will allow FEMA to provide a range

Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $5.2 Million in USDA Resources for Fremont-Winema and Deschutes National Forest Resiliency Projects

January 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that over $5.2 million in federal resources from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership are headed to Oregon’s Lake County All Lands Restoration Initiative and the Buttes to Basins All Lands Forest Resiliency

Merkley Votes to Maintain Civilian Control of Pentagon, Confirm Lloyd Austin to Top Defense Post

January 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—released the following statement today after the Senate voted to waive the requirement that the Defense Secretary be out of military uniform for at least seven years, and then voted to confirm Lloyd Austin to the

Wyden, Merkley: Oregon Receiving More Than $4.6 Million in Federal COVID-19 Health Grants

January 21, 2021

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Tribal organizations in Oregon and the state Health Authority will receive a combined $4.66 million in federal COVID-19 for mental health and substance abuse treatment. “The mental health impacts from COVID-19 have been profound with isolation, substance

Merkley Legislation to Renew Democracy, Take Big Money Out of Politics Will Be First Bill for New Majority; Merkley, Schumer, Klobuchar Announce that For the People Act will be S.1

January 21, 2021

Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and incoming Chair of the Senate Rules Committee Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that the Senate Democratic majority’s first bill in the new Congress will be Merkley’s For the People Act, comprehensive legislation to strengthen and reform our democracy. The For

Sen. Merkley: ‘We are starting a new chapter in America’

January 21, 2021

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, fresh from his own third-term victory, offered a mix of personal observations and political comments Wednesday, Jan. 20, after he watched Joe Biden take the oath as the nation’s 46th president. Outgoing Republican Donald Trump chose not to attend the ceremony, something Merkley said Trump should

Merkley Applauds President Biden’s Move to Halt Keystone XL Pipeline Development

January 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who serves on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is a member of the Senate Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and the Senate Environmental Justice Caucus, and wrote the Keep It In the Ground Act to end fossil fuel extraction from

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Merkley Applauds Confirmation of Alejandro Mayorkas as DHS Secretary, Emphasizes Urgent Need to Undo the Trump Administration’s Damage

Merkley, Colleagues Seek $130 Billion Funding Boost for Local School Infrastructure

Merkley Applauds Signing of Urgently Needed Executive Orders on Climate

Rep. Peter DeFazio, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch Applaud FEMA’s Approval of Direct Housing Mission for Lane County following September’s Deadly Wildfires

Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $5.2 Million in USDA Resources for Fremont-Winema and Deschutes National Forest Resiliency Projects

Merkley Votes to Maintain Civilian Control of Pentagon, Confirm Lloyd Austin to Top Defense Post

Wyden, Merkley: Oregon Receiving More Than $4.6 Million in Federal COVID-19 Health Grants

Merkley Legislation to Renew Democracy, Take Big Money Out of Politics Will Be First Bill for New Majority; Merkley, Schumer, Klobuchar Announce that For the People Act will be S.1

Sen. Merkley: ‘We are starting a new chapter in America’

Merkley Applauds President Biden’s Move to Halt Keystone XL Pipeline Development

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