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, Colleagues Highlight Opportunity to Create Jobs and Grow Mass Timber Industry through Federal Building Construction and Renovation
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senators Angus King (I-ME), John Fetterman (D-PA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Tina Smith (D-MN), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), sent a letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) urging the utilization of mass timber in federal building projects.
Wyden, Merkley Statement on White House Nomination of Amy M. Baggio for U.S. District Court in Oregon
Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement on the White House nomination of Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Amy M. Baggio for a seat on the U.S. District Court in Oregon. “Judge Baggio’s experience in our state both on the Multnomah County Circuit Court
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $2 Million in Housing Assistance for Six Oregon Counties
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a total of $2,366,528 in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program investments are heading to Clackamas, Douglas, Lane, Linn-Benton, Malheur, and Marion counties. “As the affordable housing crisis continues to impact
Merkley, Huffman, Barragán, McClellan, Colleagues: New Liquefied Fossil Gas Licenses Not in the Public’s Interest
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44), and Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), sent a bicameral letter along with over 60 of their colleagues to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) urging the agency to update how it determines if new
Merkley, Whitehouse, Huffman Press International Community to take Ambitious Action to Combat Plastic Pollution
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senator Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), are urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to embrace strong action to combat plastic pollution at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC)’s session on plastic pollution starting today in Nairobi. In a
Welch and Colleagues Urge USDA and USAID to Provide Food Aid to Palestinians in Gaza
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack and U.S. Agency for
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