Press Releases

Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from USPS About Mail Delivery Problems on Oregon Coast

WASHINGTON, DC [10/16/26] – Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley demanded answers from the United States Postal Service (USPS) about significant ongoing mail delivery issues in Astoria and surrounding areas. The lawmakers noted that the city government, county government, and several downtown businesses are within a

Merkley Statement on Silver Rail Elementary School Shooting

Bend, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued this statement following the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting in Bend: “Please continue to hold the students, teachers, families, and entire Silver Rail Elementary School community in your hearts as details continue to emerge about the victims. “I am grateful to

Padilla, Merkley, Schakowsky Introduce Bicameral Bill to Strengthen Nursing Staff Standards, Improve Patient Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, on International Nurses Day, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act to improve hospital patient care and nurse retention by setting mandatory minimum registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratios. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.-09)

Welch, Wyden, Merkley, Schumer, Lead Colleagues in Fight to Protect Head Start, Meals on Wheels, Social Services from Republican Budget Cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today led the Senate Democratic Caucus in sending an open letter to the public exposing the

Before Busy Summer Travel Season, Merkley, Kennedy, Markey, Marshall Push to Rein in TSA Facial Recognition Technology at Airports Across U.S.

During National Travel and Tourism Week, Senators lead bipartisan Traveler Privacy Protection Act Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Louisiana’s U.S. Senator John Kennedy, Massachusetts’ U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey, and Kansas’ U.S. Senator Roger Marshall banded together to sound the alarm over the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA)

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