Merkley, Collins, Warnock Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators to Urge Education Department’s Timely Execution of Federal TRIO Programs
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Maine’s U.S. Senator Susan Collins, and Georgia’s U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock led a bipartisan group of Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely delivery of federal funds from TRIO. TRIO is a long-standing set
Wyden, Merkley Won’t Attend State of The Union, Will Instead Hold Virtual Town Hall for Oregonians on February 24
The Fate of The Union: Senators to co-host virtual town hall the same day as the State of the Union to answer Oregonians’ questions about protecting the Constitution and resisting Donald Trump’s assaults on the Bill of Rights. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced they
Warren, Merkley Slam Education Secretary McMahon’s Attempts to Block Congressional Oversight, Renew Push for Data on Student Loan Servicers’ Performance
“Under your tenure as Secretary, ED has not only ignored repeated Congressional requests for servicer performance data but now appears to have progressed to active obstruction of efforts to obtain this information directly from the servicers.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley
AS STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY STRIP AWAY LGBTQ+ RIGHTS, MERKLEY, BALDWIN, BOOKER, TAKANO INTRODUCE URGENTLY NEEDED PROTECTIONS THROUGH THE EQUALITY ACT
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Despite significant steps forward, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) Americans around the country are facing an uptick in discrimination and dangerous state-sponsored legislation. To combat these hateful actions, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Wisconsin’s U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and
MERKLEY, WELCH, DINGELL CRACK DOWN ON PHARMACEUTICAL GREED, INTRODUCE BILL TO END PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PRICE GOUGING
Bicameral legislation would help ensure Americans can get the medicines they need—provides roadmap to make sure Americans aren’t charged more than patients in other developed countries for the same drugs Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Vermont’s U.S. Senator Peter Welch teamed up
WYDEN, MERKLEY ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $50 MILLION TO GRANT COUNTY AND BEYOND FOR RURAL BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that two organizations have earned $50 million in federal loans and grants for high-speed rural internet projects in Grant County and beyond. “Oregonians need broadband access so all communities can have modern access to jobs,
MERKLEY, WYDEN, BONAMICI AND BLUMENAUER ANNOUNCE $2.5 MILLION TO EXPAND OREGON SOLAR ENERGY WORKFORCE
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding two Oregon workforce development and training centers a combined total of $2.5 million. The funding will be
WYDEN, MERKLEY: MCMINNVILLE, GOLD BEACH AIRPORTS SECURE NEARLY $850,000 COLLECTIVELY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Investments from Federal Aviation Administration to be used in Gold Beach for weather reporting equipment, in McMinnville for airport master plan Friday, June 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the McMinnville Municipal Airport has secured a $450,000 federal grant and the Gold Beach
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE $3.5 MILLION FOR BROOKINGS HARBOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Friday, June 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding the Port of Brookings Harbor $3.5 million for a community-initiated project for a wastewater treatment plant to support a sustainable future for the Port’s
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