Portland – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement about the resignation of Roseburg VA Director Doug Paxton: “It’s been clear from the growing number of troubling reports from veterans served in Roseburg’s VA system that change is needed to provide the top-notch care those
President Trump’s pledge in his State of the Union address Tuesday night to “extend an open hand” to both parties in pursuit of an ambitious policy agenda rammed quickly Wednesday into the reality of a largely gridlocked Congress — and a deeply polarized Washington. Trump’s call for a massive infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump’s first State of the Union address: “President Trump delivered a speech tonight that was virtually devoid of substance. “There was the long-awaited infrastructure plan which, instead of truly investing in our nation’s future and
When U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage next week for the State of the Union address, several young Oregonians who have a stake in the ongoing immigration debate will be in the audience. Aldo Solano is one of them. The debate raging on Capitol Hill has thrust the 24-year-old Portland
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that they are joining a group of Senate Democrats to urge Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to keep public lands public by prohibiting widespread sale and transfer of public lands. The senators asked Zinke to uphold the Department of
Washington, DC – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Peter DeFazio, Suzanne Bonamici and 49 of their Senate and House colleagues sent a bipartisan letter today to Trump requesting he urge Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reinstate the Cole Memorandum. Doing so would create a pathway to a more comprehensive
WASHINGTON – Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Thursday that his guest to the 2018 State of the Union address will be Leonardo Reyes, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient from the Salem area and co-founder of the Oregon DACA Coalition. Merkley said he voted “no” on a series of continuing resolutions to temporarily
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor to call on President Trump and his Senate colleagues to move forward on a bipartisan deal to fund the government and address critical issues, such as the opioid epidemic, protecting DREAMers and more.
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Virginia’s Senator Tim Kaine spoke on the Senate floor to decry Trump and Republicans’ move to shut down the government rather than reach bipartisan deals to keep it open.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that his guest to the 2018 State of the Union Address will be Leonardo Reyes, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient from the Salem, Ore., area and co-founder of the Oregon DACA Coalition. Merkley voted “no” on a series
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