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Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $7.2 Million Investment in Oregon Airports

June 25, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced nearly $7.2 million in federal grants that will help Oregon airports fund critical rehabilitation, reconstruction, and installation projects. “Oregon’s airports connect our state to economic opportunity and vital resources,” Merkley said. “This investment in our airport infrastructure will improve safety for Oregon’s airports,

Wyden, Merkley Join Senators to Press FDA for Stronger Response to Teen Tobacco Use

June 25, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to recognize the tenth anniversary of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act with action that protects children from dangerous new tobacco products. In the letter addressed to Dr. Norman

Merkley Demands Immediate Action on Abusive Conditions for Children Detained at Border

June 21, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following disturbing reports about migrant children being held in appalling conditions at a Border Patrol facility in Clint, Texas, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today pushed Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kevin McAleenan for an immediate plan to fix these abusive and harmful conditions. Lawyers inspecting

Congress Must Use Its Authority to Prevent War With Iran

June 21, 2019

The most jarring real-time assessment of President Trump’s decision to attack—and then to not attack—Iran came from George Conway, the outspoken conservative lawyer who happens to be married to White House apologist in chief Kellyanne Conway. Recalling the political calculus that asks who Americans would want in the White House

Lawmakers decry perilous federal lockups for migrant kids

June 21, 2019

CLINT, Texas (AP) — Lawmakers on Friday were calling for swift change after reports this week of more than 250 infants, children and teens being held inside a windowless Border Patrol station, struggling to care for each other with inadequate food, water and sanitation. It’s a scene that is being

Merkley: Message was received about importance of Job Corps CCCs like Wolf Creek

June 21, 2019

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, said in a conference call with Oregon reporters Thursday he’s still not sure why the Trump administration called recently for all 25 Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers to be shut down or privatized. But he’s glad to see the change of heart from the administration,

As Tensions Rise, Merkley Pushes for Immediate Vote on Preventing Unauthorized War with Iran

June 20, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement regarding the current situation with Iran and the Senate’s debate of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Merkley is teaming up with Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) to

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Communities in Oregon and Across the Nation Celebrate Saving CCCs from Closure

June 20, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Sen. Merkley’s announcement yesterday that the Trump administration will back down from their plan to close Civilian Conservation Center (CCC) Job Corps sites, leaders from communities in Oregon and across the nation are celebrating the good news. Here’s what they’re saying: “One of the greatest obstacles

Merkley moves to block ‘unauthorized’ war with Iran

June 20, 2019

WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement Thursday regarding the current situation with Iran and the Senate’s debate of the National Defense Authorization Act. Merkley is teaming up with Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) to push for a proposed amendment

Parties unite to move Myanmar sanctions bill

June 20, 2019

Bipartisan lawmakers on the House Foreign Affairs Committee joined forces Thursday to advance legislation slapping new sanctions on Myanmar’s military regime for its violent purge of ethnic minorities. The proposal, sponsored by Reps. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) and Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), is designed to punish Myanmar’s leaders for their long-running campaign of brutality and displacement

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Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $7.2 Million Investment in Oregon Airports

Wyden, Merkley Join Senators to Press FDA for Stronger Response to Teen Tobacco Use

Merkley Demands Immediate Action on Abusive Conditions for Children Detained at Border

Congress Must Use Its Authority to Prevent War With Iran

Lawmakers decry perilous federal lockups for migrant kids

Merkley: Message was received about importance of Job Corps CCCs like Wolf Creek

As Tensions Rise, Merkley Pushes for Immediate Vote on Preventing Unauthorized War with Iran

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Communities in Oregon and Across the Nation Celebrate Saving CCCs from Closure

Merkley moves to block ‘unauthorized’ war with Iran

Parties unite to move Myanmar sanctions bill

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