Oregon Airports to Receive Nearly $19 Million in Federal Investment
Airports receiving federal funds include those in Independence, John Day, Klamath Falls, Madras, Medford, Portland, and Tillamook Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, as well as U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05), announced that eight Oregon airports will receive a combined federal investment
BLUMENTHAL & MERKLEY LEAD GROUP OF 10 SENATORS IN DEMANDING FDA REVERSE DANGEROUS AUTHORIZATION OF FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES
Recent FDA authorization of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes enables & encourages youth tobacco use Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led a group of ten senators in calling on Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Kyle Diamantas to rescind FDA’s recent decision to
Leader Schumer, And Ranking Members Merkley, Durbin, Peters, Whitehouse, Heinrich Statement On Successfully Striking GOP’s First Attempt To Fund $1 Billion For Trump’s Gilded Ballroom In Republican Bill
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI),
Merkley, Wyden Join Colleagues’ Bipartisan Call to Address Long-Term Drought in Farm Bill
Washington, D.C.— Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) in a bipartisan effort calling on the Senate Agriculture Committee to address long-term drought in the upcoming farm bill. “Agriculture is the economic backbone for rural communities in our states.
Merkley, Colleagues: Ban Menthol Cigarettes Now
Senators: “Simply put, delays in finalizing these rules will only bring more addiction and death.” Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), led 22 senators in a letter to the
Cardin, Durbin, Kaine, Merkley, Butler, Welch Introduce Resolution Calling on Guatemala to Ensure Peaceful Transfer of Power
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), introduced a resolution calling for the peaceful transfer of power to President-elect Bernardo Arévalo in Guatemala.
Van Hollen, Merkley Press for Action Following Trip to Rafah Crossing, Egypt, Jordan
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), both members of the Senate Appropriations and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement after their visit to Egypt and Jordan: “The humanitarian disaster in Gaza is worsening by the day. Innocent Palestinians are on the verge of starvation, injured
Merkley, Wyden, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Salinas Announce More Electric School Buses Coming to Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06), announced that federal funding is being awarded to seven Oregon school districts to help transition school bus fleets away from outdated diesel engines and toward
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $3 Million Coming to Oregon for Public Housing Coordination and Assistance
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will be awarding communities across Oregon a total of $3,035,546 from the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program fund. These funds will be used to assist families who are struggling
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