Sen. Merkley Statement on Senate Permitting Legislation
Washington, DC – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on proposed legislation in the Senate to reform permitting: “Transmission is much needed to move renewable energy from solar and wind farms to the places where there is a high demand for electricity. “Data centers should pay their
Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle, Bynum Announce over $5.3 Million to Enhance Railroad Safety
The City of Harrisburg and Douglas County to benefit Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle and Janelle Bynum today announced over $5.3 million in federal investment to improve railroad infrastructure, increase safety, and boost economic growth. “Farmers and manufacturers across Oregon
Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley Demand Investigation into ICE Tire Slashing Incident
WASHINGTON, DC [11/2/26] – Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley demanded an investigation into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for slashing a couple’s tires in Hillsboro. The couple was observing and recording ICE agents in a supermarket parking lot on October 7, 2026,
Oregon Delegation Celebrates Federal Support for Oregon’s Hazelnut, Seafood Industries
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led Oregon Congressional Delegation members—including Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)—to announce that after pressure from the delegation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will purchase hazelnuts and Pacific Whiting fillets
Merkley, Wyden, Bynum, Salinas: $16 Million Coming to Oregon for Street Safety Improvements
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Andrea Salinas (OR-06), announced that $16,000,000 is heading to Marion, Polk, Klamath, and Deschutes counties for the development and updating of comprehensive road and street safety plans. The federal funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and
Wyden, Padilla, Merkley Demand Answers Over Sec. Burgum’s Role in Hijacking Public Lands for Data Centers
Inquiry Follows Release of Internal Calendars Showing Meetings Between Burgum and Data Center Developers Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., today demanded answers from Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum over his role in helping broker deals to build data centers
Merkley, Wyden Announce $7.6 Million Federal Investment in Malheur County for Irrigation Efficiency Project
Nyssa, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that $7,666,203 in federal funding is coming to the Owyhee Irrigation District (OID) in Oregon’s Mid-Snake River Basin for irrigation upgrades to improve water efficiency, reduce nutrient and sediment runoff, and enhance drought resilience for local agriculture. “This
Wyden, Merkley Announce $1 Million to Support Addiction and Recovery Services in Southern Oregon
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced $1 million in federal awards to help support addiction treatment and recovery services in Josephine County. “Accountability and recovery must go hand-in-hand if we want safer, healthier communities across Oregon,” Wyden said. “Josephine County’s treatment court has proven
Merkley, Blackburn Concerned with NBA’s Deepening Ties to Rwanda’s Authoritarian Government
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) pressed the National Basketball Association (NBA) on its continued commercial relationship with the Rwandan government, despite being in contrast with U.S. policy toward Kigali. “We are increasingly alarmed by the NBA’s deepening relationship with Rwanda despite its invasion of the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), its continued
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