Press Releases

Merkley Leads Oregon Delegation to Urge Release of Critical Fishery Disaster Funding

Lawmakers press the Trump Administration to act quickly to unlock $7 million intended to help Oregon’s ocean commercial fishermen recover from significant economic losses from declining salmon populations Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led the Oregon Democratic delegation—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)—in pressing the Trump Administration

Merkley, Colleagues: No More Plastic Waste in Our National Parks  

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led Senate colleagues in the introduction of the Reducing Waste in National Parks Act. This legislation restores Obama-era guidance banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles in national park facilities. Joining Merkley in support of this bill are U.S. Senators

Wyden, Merkley: Nearly $2.2 Million to Rural Oregon Fire Departments for Recruitment

Drain, Roseburg, Siletz & Stayton to benefit Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that four rural Oregon fire departments will receive a combined nearly $2.2 million from FEMA for firefighter recruitment and retention. “Firefighters have been working hard this past summer and year-round to

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