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
DOGGETT, MERKLEY, AND OTHERS URGE EPA FOR MORE AGGRESSIVE ACTION AGAINST PLASTIC POLLUTION
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and 64 Members urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan to do more to reduce plastic waste and pollution and prevent microplastics from entering our waterways. “As our waterways overflow with
WYDEN, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE AS LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined with colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. “As we celebrate Pride this month, we must continue the fight for equal rights and justice for LGBTQ people
MERKLEY ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE ACTION TO INVEST $31 MILLION FOR OREGON AIR NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING FACILITIES
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that he secured two community-initiated projects with Senator Wyden totaling $31 million for the Oregon Air National Guard in the FY 24 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related
MERKLEY, WYDEN, AND BLUMENAUER ANNOUNCE NEARLY $45 MILLION COMING TO OREGON FOR MAJOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS
Projects to support road-way safety in Hood River, Bend, and Jackson County by making pedestrian, bicycle improvements Monday, June 26, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer, announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding a
WYDEN, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES PUSH TO AUDIT THE PENTAGON AND END WASTEFUL SPENDING
Monday, June 26, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley and Senate colleagues announced today they introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the Department of Defense to pass a full, independent audit in fiscal year 2024. Last year, the Department of Defense failed its fifth audit and was
MERKLEY: NEARLY $700 MILLION COMING TO OREGON TO ENHANCE BROADBAND ACCESS ACROSS THE STATE
Monday, June 26, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today applauded the news that a total of $688,914,932.17 in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding is heading to Oregon. These new federal investments—which are part of President Biden’s Internet For All program—will help ensure Americans in every
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