Ranking Member Merkley, Colleagues Denounce Trump Administration’s Partisan Changes to National Park Service Access for 2026
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the top Democrat overseeing funding for the National Park Service— today led U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jack Reed (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ed Markey (D-MA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Patty Murray (D-WA), Cory
Ranking Member Merkley: Interior-Environment Funding Bill Boosts Wildfire Resiliency, Water Infrastructure, and Climate Investments in Oregon and Across the Nation
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Interior-Environment Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Appropriations bill in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 82-15: “Oregonians turned out in record numbers during my town halls last year and delivered
Merkley, Sullivan, Curtis, Kaine Push for Bipartisan Crackdown on Chinese Government-Controlled Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—teamed up with current CECC Chair Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Senator John Curtis (R-UT), and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) to introduce bipartisan legislation that
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCED NEARLY $3 MILLION FOR CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO TRAIN AND EXPAND THE EV WORKFORCE
COCC Chosen as One of Fifteen Sites Across the Country for EV Technician Program Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that Central Oregon Community College (COCC) was awarded nearly $3 million to help expand the electric vehicle (EV) technician
WYDEN, MERKLEY: COMMUNITY PARK IN DUNDEE TO RECEIVE $630,000 FEDERAL GRANT
Resources to develop Sander Estate Park are from the Land and Water Conservation Fund Thursday, May 11, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the Chehalem Park and Recreation District will receive a $630,310 federal investment to develop Sander Estate Park in Dundee. “Oregonians living
UO, OSU AND PSU EACH EARN $1 MILLION INNOVATION AWARDS FROM NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Federal “Innovation Engines” Grants Secured by Three Oregon Schools were authorized in the CHIPS and Science Act Thursday, May 11, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle and Andrea Salinas said today that the University of Oregon, Oregon
MERKLEY, BOOKER INTRODUCE NEW LEGISLATION TO CREATE POLLINATOR HABITATS SURROUNDING SOLAR POWER PROJECTS
Thursday, May 11, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and New Jersey’s U.S. Senator Cory Booker introduced the Pollinator Power Act, new legislation that would help reverse the decline in pollinator populations by incentivizing pollinator habitats surrounding new solar projects carried out through the Rural Energy for
MERKLEY TESTIFIES ON HIS SAFE BANKING ACT DURING BANKING COMMITTEE HEARING
Thursday, May 11, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023, with Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley providing testimony on his bipartisan legislation with Montana’s U.S. Senator Steve Daines. The SAFE Banking Act would ensure legal cannabis businesses
WYDEN, MERKLEY: NEARLY $1.2 MILLION TO MARION COUNTY PARKS FOR FIRE RECOVERY
Bear Creek Park, Minto Park, Niagara Park, North Fork Park, Pack Saddle Park, Salmon Falls Park and more to benefit Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Marion County Parks will receive a combined nearly $1.2 million from the Federal Emergency
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