Wyden, Merkley Raise Alarm Over Loss of Mental Health Access in Eastern Oregon
Senators: Trump and congressional Republicans’ budget bill threatens essential mental care for nearly 800 Malheur County residents enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today wrote health care providers serving Malheur County to ask how they’ll ensure nearly 800 residents keep access
BLUMENTHAL, MURKOWSKI & MERKLEY LEAD CALL FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT FOLLOWING DOJ’S FAILURE TO RELEASE THE FULL EPSTEIN FILES AS DEMANDED BY SURVIVORS, REQUIRED BY LAW
WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led a bipartisan group of senators in writing Acting Inspector General Don Berthiaume requesting the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ OIG) perform an audit of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ)
Merkley, Wyden Announce $960,881 Coming to Wasco County for Distance Learning
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a federal investment of $960,881 for the Dufur School District 29 to support distance learning in Wasco County. With this funding, instructors at Portland Community College in Multnomah County, Baker Technical Institute in Baker County, Columbia Gorge Community
JOINT STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT HERZOG’S ADDRESS
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maryland’s U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen—members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—today issued the following joint statement with Vermont’s U.S. Senator Peter Welch: “Let us start by being clear: We warmly welcomed the visit of President Herzog
MERKLEY INTRODUCES BILLS TO PROTECT AMERICANS FROM HAZARDOUS WILDFIRE SMOKE AND EXTREME HEAT
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced the introduction of two bills aimed at protecting communities across the nation from the hazardous health, economic, and environmental impacts of severe wildfire smoke and extreme heat events, which are becoming more frequent due to climate chaos—the Wildfire
KLOBUCHAR, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT THE FREEDOM TO VOTE AND STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY
The Freedom to Vote Act will set basic national standards to make sure all Americans can cast their ballots in the way that works best for them, regardless of what zip code they live in. Tuesday, July 18, 2023 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Committee
MERKLEY ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE WINS FOR OREGON PROJECTS PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SAFETY
Funding included in fiscal year 2024 Senate funding bills champion Oregon manufacturing, employment training opportunities, and enhanced emergency response coordination Friday, July 14, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced he secured major economic development and community safety improvement
MERKLEY, HAGERTY, CORNYN: BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING REPUBLIC OF INDIA’S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY PASSES SENATE COMMITTEE
Next up: Resolution heads to the Senate floor for a full vote Thursday, July 13, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Tennessee’s U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty, and Texas’ U.S. Senator Jon Cornyn today announced that their bipartisan Senate resolution reaffirming the United States’ recognition of the Indian state of
MERKLEY, WHITEHOUSE, DOGGETT INTRODUCE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING JULY AS PLASTIC POLLUTION ACTION MONTH
Thursday, July 13, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) teamed up with U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37) to introduce a bicameral resolution designating July as Plastic Pollution Action Month, citing extreme concern over the plastic pollution crisis that is threatening human
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