Press Releases

Merkley Denounces Unjust Sentencing of Hong Kong Democracy Advocate Jimmy Lai

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—issued this statement following the sentencing of Jimmy Lai, an entrepreneur and democracy advocate in Hong Kong who has been imprisoned since 2020 under

Merkley, Wyden Lead the Charge to Limit DHS’ Use of Facial Recognition Technology Amid Trump’s Rapidly Growing Surveillance State

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they introduced the ICE Out of Our Faces Act. The bicameral legislation would rein in the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), banning agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs

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, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE RESOLUTION FOR CLIMATE RECOVERY PLANNING TO STAND UP FOR CHILDREN’S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO A HEALTHY, LIVABLE PLANET

Thursday, July 13, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led 13 Senators in the introduction of a resolution to protect the fundamental rights of the nation’s children to a safe, habitable environment in the face of climate chaos’ increasingly destructive effects. This resolution is also cosponsored by Senators Edward

MERKLEY, CASSIDY, HINSON, ADAMS TEAM UP TO SOUND THE ALARM ON THE SILENT STILLBIRTH CRISIS

Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Louisiana’s U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. joined forces with U.S. Representatives Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) and Alma Adams (D-NC-12) to announce the introduction of the bipartisan, bicameral Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2023. One out of 175 U.S.

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