Merkley Relaunches Effort to Protect Driver’s Privacy
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced the reintroduction of his Car Privacy Rights Act, legislation to protect consumers’ privacy from companies that collect and sell Americans’ car data. Currently, companies collect, store, and sell vehicle data without the driver’s knowledge. Recent reporting has even documented automakers selling
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, Merkley Unveil Ban Flock Act to Protect Americans’ Right to Privacy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today released the Ban Flock Act, legislation to put an end to the rise in AI-powered surveillance cameras that track Americans across the country. The Ban Flock Act would prohibit federal agencies from
Wyden, Merkley Press Officials for Answers on UAS Testing Pauses in Pendleton, McMinnville and Tillamook
Oregon senators: “Our constituents have expressed concerns about how the ongoing pause affects the local economies across the state where UAS testing takes place, and they seek a timely resolution” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today asked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its designated
Merkley, Salinas, Lawler, Hoyle Champion Bipartisan Bill to Expand Summer Meal Access for Rural Kids
Washington, D.C. –Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (D-OR-06), Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), and Val Hoyle (D-OR-04) led the reintroduction of the Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK) Act, which would help summer meal program sponsors purchase, retrofit, or repair vehicles that expand access to summer meals
KAINE, LEE, MERKLEY, & PAUL INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO REPEAL 1957 AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mike Lee (R-UT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced bipartisan legislation to repeal an obsolete Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that dates back to 1957 under the Eisenhower Administration. Also known as the Middle East Force Resolution,
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reinstate Vital HIV/AIDS Prevention Program
Senators fighting $2 billion in funding cuts from the emergency plan for AIDS relief (PEPFAR). Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined colleagues in demanding the Trump administration immediately approve a U.S. Department of State transfer of $2 billion in funding to
Merkley, Murkowski Continue Oversight of Restoring NSF Ocean Monitoring Systems
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) pressed the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide an update on the agency’s plans to redeploy vital Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) sensors. The bipartisan letter follows the Senators securing a commitment from NSF to pause its planned
Wyden, Merkley Sound Alarm on USDA Rural Development Reorganization
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said they joined their Senate Democratic colleagues Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Peter Welch, D-Vt., Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, in raising strong concerns about
Ranking Member Merkley Presses Secretary Burgum on Misusing National Park Service Funding for America 250
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR)—the lead Democrat overseeing funding for the U.S. Department of the Interior—demanded Interior Secretary Doug Burgum provide urgent answers about the use of National Park Service (NPS) federal funds during America’s 250th celebration. Merkley’s inquiry follows the Trump
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