Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today joined U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Senate Democrats to denounce the Trump administration’s delay in addressing the growing epidemic of youth tobacco use. In a letter sent to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, the senators
Klamath County Sheriff Chris Kaber expressed support for a bill U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced to the Senate last week that would allow pre-trial inmates to keep their health benefits while in jail. Restoring Health Benefits for Justice-Involved Individuals Act of 2019 would ensure people in jail prior to
Washington, D.C. – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley today led a group of 11 Senators in urging the Trump administration to not withdraw the United States from the Treaty on Open Skies, a key transparency treaty that has benefited the United States, its allies, and its partners since Open Skies flights
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Senate passed legislation aimed at combatting illegal wildlife trafficking this week. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley helped introduce the Rescuing Animals With Rewards (RAWR) Act. The legislation would authorize the U.S. government to offer reward money for information that helps dismantle wildlife trafficking networks linked to terrorism
There are two good reasons to support efforts by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, to keep federal health care benefits flowing to those who have been jailed and are awaiting trial. For one thing, those men and women are, like the rest of us, innocent until proven guilty of the crimes
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Senate Democrats to introduce legislation to address some of the nation’s immigration challenges at the southwest border and improve Department of Homeland Security (DHS) engagement with border communities. The Homeland Security Improvement
For more than 50 years, people booked into local jails have been stripped of their federal healthcare benefits, leaving an already vulnerable population with even less support. At the same time, the U.S. Constitution requires jails to provide adequate medical care. That lack of federal dollars coupled with the mandate saddles jails
When an Oregonian gets arrested and booked into jail, they don’t just lose their freedom while awaiting trial. They also lose any federal medical benefit they’re getting. The list includes payments from Medicaid, Veterans Affairs and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Instead, the medical costs get passed to counties and municipalities running the jails —
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today led the introduction of new, bipartisan legislation that would ban the U.S. export of crowd control equipment to the Hong Kong Police Force. The legislation follows documented reports by
Washington, D.C. – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley today joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to announce a new resolution to reaffirm the importance of nonpartisanship in the Foreign Service of the United States. Senator Merkley serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senator Van Hollen is Co-Chair of the
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