Klobuchar, Heinrich, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns About National Trail Program
WASHINGTON – Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies are
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill
Report: “Costly Consequences: How the Trump Administration Unleashed Private Student Loan Lenders” (PDF) Responses from: Citizens | College Ave | Navient | Nelnet | Sallie Mae | SoFi Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senators in releasing a new report of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the
Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Reports of Trump Family Bribe from UAE Officials
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to reporting that a company backed by
Merkley’s Bipartisan Bill Supporting Tibetan Self-Determination Now Law
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced his bipartisan bill—the Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act—has been signed into law. Merkey’s bill, which he co-authored with Indiana’s U.S. Senator Todd Young, supports Tibetan self-determination and promotes dialogue between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and
Oregon Delegation Announces $1.49 Billion Federal Investment for Interstate Bridge Replacement Project
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, today announced an additional federal investment of $1.49 billion for the Interstate-5 Bridge replacement project. “Today’s federal investment, the largest investment in the country under the Bridge Investment Program, is great news for
Merkley’s Bipartisan Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act Signed into Law
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today that his bipartisan legislation with Louisiana’s Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. to address America’s stillbirth crisis has been signed into law. The Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act amends federal law to clarify that stillbirth prevention activities are an allowable
Merkley, Padilla Lead New Legislation to Protect U.S. Elections from Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and California’s U.S. Senator Alex Padilla—along with Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Peter Welch (D-VT)—today announced the introduction of the Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence Regulations (FAIR) Elections Act. The bill aims to ensure the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) does
Oregon Delegation Announces $22 Million USDA Seafood Purchase to Boost Oregon’s Coastal Communities and Economy
Funding announcement comes after Merkley-led letter urged the USDA for more federal support to West Coast fishermen and seafood harvesters, processors, and distributors Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Oregon’s U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06), announced
Merkley, Whitehouse, Doggett Urge Fellow Americans to Take ‘Plastic Pollution Action Month’ This July
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Rhode Island’s U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37) today introduced a bicameral resolution designating July as Plastic Pollution Action Month. They spotlight the dangers plastic pollution poses to both human health and the environment, and call on Americans
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