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Merkley Announces Committee Action to Invest in Oregon’s Families and Rural and Coastal Committees

August 8, 2024

Investments included in fiscal year 2025 government funding bills champion programs and projects that expand health care and education access, modernize water infrastructure and energy storage, and support manufacturing and job creation. Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced he secured

Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle Urge EPA to Investigate Landfill Concerns in Benton County

August 8, 2024

Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to thoroughly and expeditiously complete its investigation into concerns about Republic Services Coffin Butte Landfill in Benton County. “This 178-acre landfill accepts over 1 million tons of waste annually from nearly

On Second Anniversary of CHIPS and Science Act, Lawmakers Urge Top Federal Officials to Visit Oregon

August 8, 2024

Letter from Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas: “We stand ready to welcome you to our state, celebrate the progress made in the past two years, and share our vision for the future of Oregon’s semiconductor industry.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne

Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle call for EPA investigation into Coffin Butte Landfill

August 8, 2024

Statesman Journal Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation are calling for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to complete an investigation into concerns about Coffin Butte Landfill, north of Corvallis. “This 178-acre landfill accepts over 1 million tons of waste annually from nearly two dozen Oregon counties and southwest Washington,” U.S. Sens.

Oregon congressmembers want administration officials to tour state’s semiconductor cluster

August 8, 2024

OregonLive Five members of Oregon’s congressional delegation sent a letter to top Biden administration officials Thursday, asking that the officials return to the state for a fresh look at Oregon’s semiconductor manufacturing industry. The letter invites Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Laurie Locascio, director of the National Institute of Standards

Merkley and Wyden Announce Over $5 Million to Realize New Renewable Energy Projects in Oregon

August 7, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is sending a total of $2,182,023 in Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants, and $3,176,875 in a REAP loan, to support renewable energy projects in the state. The investments—much like the $4.5 million for other REAP

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley leads call for ban on election gambling

August 6, 2024

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Merkley fields questions, messages from protesters at town hall in Clackamas

August 6, 2024

Milwaukie Review Hundreds gathered at Camp Withycombe in Clackamas on Friday, Aug. 2, for U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s 34th town hall in Oregon this year. Merkley, in boots and a plaid shirt, arrived early for the 6:30 p.m. event, relaxed and ready to engage with the public. “You hear directly

‘No Kings Act’: Wyden, Merkley join in legislation to ‘restore accountability for presidents who violate law’

August 6, 2024

KTVZ Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Tuesday they have joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and 31 other senators in introducing legislation that would reaffirm that presidents and vice presidents do not have immunity for actions that violate federal criminal law. The legislation also clarifies that

OREGON DELEGATION PUSHES FOR USDA DISASTER DECLARATION-WILDFIRES

August 6, 2024

KQEN On Friday, Oregon’s entire Congressional delegation – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Susanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andres Salinas, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and Cliff Bentz – sent a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging approval of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s request for

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Merkley Announces Committee Action to Invest in Oregon’s Families and Rural and Coastal Committees

Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle Urge EPA to Investigate Landfill Concerns in Benton County

On Second Anniversary of CHIPS and Science Act, Lawmakers Urge Top Federal Officials to Visit Oregon

Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle call for EPA investigation into Coffin Butte Landfill

Oregon congressmembers want administration officials to tour state’s semiconductor cluster

Merkley and Wyden Announce Over $5 Million to Realize New Renewable Energy Projects in Oregon

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley leads call for ban on election gambling

Merkley fields questions, messages from protesters at town hall in Clackamas

‘No Kings Act’: Wyden, Merkley join in legislation to ‘restore accountability for presidents who violate law’

OREGON DELEGATION PUSHES FOR USDA DISASTER DECLARATION-WILDFIRES

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