Merkley: House Republicans Stand with Billionaires, Continue the Great Betrayal of Working Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the below statement after the House of Representatives passed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” “After Senate Republicans refused to stand with working families, House Republicans followed their lead and passed this disastrous bill
Merkley Statement on Senate Republicans Passing the “One Big, Beautiful Bill”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement after Senate Republicans passed the Senate-version of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” “Families lose; billionaires win. That’s the heart of the Republican budget bill. Over the last 27 hours as we
Merkley, Salinas, Oregon Delegation Secure Over $2.2 Million Manufacturing Boost for OMEP
Merkley, Salinas Led Charge to Stop Elimination of Key Program for Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced today, alongside the Oregon delegation—Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)—that $2,217,708 is heading to the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP), which ensures the program can
AHEAD OF CRITICAL NEGOTIATIONS, MERKLEY AND HUFFMAN EXPRESS CONCERN OVER U.S. PROPOSAL TO COMBAT PLASTIC POLLUTION
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) sent a letter to the Biden Administration ahead of the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution expressing their disappointment with the lack of United States negotiating stance, signaling that
WYDEN, MERKLEY: CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE GRAND RONDE EARN $500,000 FEDERAL GRANT FOR WIRELESS CONNECTIONS
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde will receive a $500,000 federal investment to build a fixed wireless network providing high-speed Internet connections to 200 unserved households in their community. “Quality rural broadband is essential
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE $8.3 MILLION COMING TO OREGON FOR FLOOD AND WILDFIRE RELIEF
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) will be awarded $8,364,460 under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Emergency Relief Program. The funding will be used for road and bridge repairs on Forest Service
MERKLEY, WYDEN, FEDERAL AGENCIES CELEBRATE HISTORIC FUNDING FOR NEW WARM SPRINGS WATER TREATMENT PLANT
The $28 million in federal investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and government funding package will ensure the Warm Springs community has safe, dependable drinking water Monday, May 22, 2023 Warm Springs, OR – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs celebrated
MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES URGE GREATER ACTION TO TACKLE ILLEGAL, UNREGULATED, AND UNREPORTED FISHING
Monday, May 22, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led Senators in a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Richard Spinrad, and National Marine Fisheries Service Janet Coit, pushing for a revised proposed rule to
WYDEN, MERKLEY: NEARLY $3 MILLION TO CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION AND BURNS PAIUTE TRIBE TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND REPAIR CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER
Monday, May 22, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation and the Burns Paiute Tribe have earned federal grants to build affordable housing and repair a cultural heritage center. “Affordable housing and rehabilitated cultural resources are
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