Whitehouse, Sanders, Merkley, Fletcher, Cleaver Lead More than 80 Colleagues in Filing Amicus Brief Urging Court to Restore Illegally Terminated Solar for All Funding
“EPA has given no reason why its unlawful actions to unwind Congressional appropriations should stand,” wrote the lawmakers Washington, D.C .— U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW); Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representatives Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-07)
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Administration Immediately End Deportation Flights to Iran
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand Donald Trump immediately end deportation flights to Iran. Last month, reports confirmed that Trump resumed the deportation of dozens of Iranians, many of whom could be persecuted, tortured, or even executed if forced to
Rep. Salinas, Sen. Merkley Lead Letter Opposing ICE Detention Facilities in Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led Oregon’s Democratic Members of Congress and ten additional House Members in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Todd Lyons opposing any
VAN HOLLEN, MERKLEY, SCHATZ, WELCH RELEASE STATEMENT ON U.S. MOU WITH ISRAEL ON VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Israel around Israel’s entry into the Visa Waiver Program: “As longtime supporters of the U.S.-Israel relationship,
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