Merkley, Wyden Deliver Over $100 Million for Critical Community Projects Funding Across Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they secured over $100 million in federal investments for essential community-initiated projects in nearly every Oregon county in both Fiscal Year 2026 packages that recently cleared Congress. Both Merkley and Wyden hold a town hall in each Oregon county
Merkley, Whitehouse, Warren, Kaine Sound the Alarm Over Trump Administration’s Plan to End Affordable Student Loan Repayment Program
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Rhode Island’s U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Massachusetts’ U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Virginia’s U.S. Senator Tim Kaine today led their Senate colleagues to demand answers from U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon about the Trump Administration’s proposal to eliminate affordable student loan
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $2.1 Million Grant for Postsecondary Manufacturing Education at Central Oregon Community College
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that $2,187,923 in federal funding is coming to Central Oregon Community College to boost its manufacturing postsecondary education program, expanding the pipeline of skilled workers to meet the needs of local employers while supporting long-term regional economic growth.
Merkley: Supreme Court Turning into the Ultimate, Unelected Legislature
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Dept. of Commerce: “This is a naked power grab by the corrupt MAGA Supreme Court. Their decision replaces reasonable applications of congressional
Wyden and Merkley Support HHS Proposal to Make Data Collection on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity More Inclusive in Electronic Health Records
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., today highlighted their support for a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposal to update national standards in electronic health record systems to include preferred names and pronouns, and to record a patient’s sex parameter for clinical
Wyden, Merkley Announce $30.1 Million in PILT Payments to Support Vital Services in Oregon
Program provides funds to communities that support Oregon’s public lands, waters; invests in firefighters, police, schools, road construction WASHINGTON D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced counties throughout Oregon will receive more than $30.1 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2024. Because local
Wyden, Merkley Join Legislation to Expand Pell Grant Awards and Make Higher Education More Accessible
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced today they’ve co-sponsored legislation that would nearly double the Pell Grant maximum award, index the maximum award for inflation, and make other changes to expand the award for working students and families. The Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act
Merkley: Supreme Court Undermines EPA’s Ability to Tackle Air Pollution Nationwide
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court’s decision in Ohio v. EPA, which put a hold on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s ‘Good Neighbor Plan’ while lower courts consider the case on its merits: “Time after time, the EPA has
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Call on Postal Service to Prepare for Upcoming Election
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he is leading Senate colleagues including U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley in calling on Postmaster General DeJoy and the U.S. Postal Service to share their plans to accommodate high volumes of mail expected in the upcoming 2024 general election in Oregon and nationwide. “In 2020, the
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