Merkley Bringing ‘Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings’ to Portland, Springfield, Medford
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold ‘Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings’ in Portland, Springfield, and Medford on Thursday, September 10. “Our democratic republic works best when elected officials work for the public good, not the elected official’s personal profit,” said Merkley. “Trump
Merkley’s Response to Trump’s Submission of U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress
Washington, D.C. – Following the Trump Administration’s submission to Congress on a proposed U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation agreement, referred to as a “123 agreement,” Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—co-chair of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—issued the
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reverse Unlawful Cuts to School-Based Mental Health Services
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand the Department of Education disburse funds that were abruptly and unlawfully canceled for School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP) grant programs and halt its attempts to end the grant
Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $30 Million for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Investments
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a total of $30,917,798 in federal funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is coming to Oregon to support Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) projects around the state. Funding is intended to support projects
Merkley: Laken Riley Act Fails to Keep Our Communities Safe, Fix Broken Immigration System
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement on Senate passage of the Laken Riley Act: “Laken Riley should be with us today. Her murder is a tragedy, and the perpetrator should be held fully accountable. The Laken Riley Act, however, has some egregious provisions
Merkley Announces Support for Rubio’s Secretary of State Nomination
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s United States Senator Jeff Merkley—a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—announced his support for Florida’s U.S. Senator Marco Rubio to be U.S. Secretary of State: “During our time in the Senate, Senator Rubio and I have partnered on a range of legislation to shine
UPDATE: Merkley Announces First Town Halls of 2025
UPDATE: Because of a change in the U.S. Senate voting schedule, Senator Merkley’s Sherman County Town Hall, which was previously scheduled for 11:00 a.m. PT on Saturday, January 25, 2025, has been postponed. The town halls in Wasco, Hood River, Washington, and Multnomah counties will take place as planned. An
Senators Wyden, Merkley & Representative Hoyle Applaud Federal Investment in Lane County Water System Infrastructure
Mapleton Water District to receive $925,000 to improve threatened raw water transmission line Washington D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle, today announced a $925,000 investment in Mapleton Water District of Lane County to improve the district’s raw water transmission line, protecting it
Merkley, Wyden Announce $50 Million to Support Drought Resilience in the Klamath Basin
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that a $50 million federal investment from the Inflation Reduction Actis headed to the Klamath Basin to largely fund a new agreement that supports irrigators facing prolonged drought conditions. The programs receiving funding today will support the region’s farmers and ranchers