WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement regarding the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) report on President Trump’s proposed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation: “Over the years, ITC reports have produced notoriously optimistic assessments of proposed trade deals, few if any of which have
Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation are reacting to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative report released Thursday morning. Statements are falling along party lines. Oregon Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley called Attorney General William Barr’s actions in Thursday morning’s press conference, and in the weeks leading up to the report’s release, “inappropriate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement regarding Attorney General William Barr’s press conference and the release of the Mueller report: “Now that we have seen the contents of the Mueller report, it is abundantly clear that Attorney General Barr’s actions several weeks ago and this
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden this week joined their colleagues in a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demanding answers following the senators’ investigation of private prison companies’ compliance with federal immigration detention standards and the private auditor responsible for inspecting detention facilities. Co-signers include Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal
Portland, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Columbia, Jackson and Josephine counties on Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week joined 39 of their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to the Senators who lead the housing subcommittee urging increased funding for the Section 4 Capacity Building program. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section 4
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today announced the introduction of a Senate resolution to restore U.S. humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and Gaza. Merkley was joined on the resolution by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Patrick Leahy
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon tribes will receive more than $15 million in federal grants to support affordable housing. “Quality of life throughout our state requires housing that Oregonians can afford,” Wyden said. “These fresh federal resources for Oregon’s tribes will
WASHINGTON – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Monday that Oregon tribes will receive more than $15 million in federal grants to support affordable housing. “Quality of life throughout our state requires housing that Oregonians can afford,” Wyden said.“These fresh federal resources for Oregon’s tribes will help them achieve that essential
BEND, OR — Another Central Oregon irrigation district is receiving federal funding to pipe open canals, in an effort to conserve water. The Swalley Irrigation District has already piped 45% of its canals; this influx of $11.2 million will allow for piping the remainder. The district’s watershed plan and environmental assessment was recently approved by the
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