Press Releases

Merkley Joins Senate Probe of Trump’s Cuts to Child Care for Rural Families

“Trump vowed to lower costs for Americans, yet his administration’s actions…make this [child care crisis] worse.” Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined a group of Senators in announcing a new investigation into how the Trump Administration’s cuts to affordable child care programs are affecting rural families. The

Merkley, Rounds, Panetta, Moore, Carbajal Champion Bipartisan Effort to Strengthen Monarch and Pollinator Highways

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and South Dakota’s U.S. Senator Mike Rounds partnered with U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), Blake Moore (R-UT-01), and Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) to introduce new bipartisan legislation to support pollinator-friendly habitats along roads and highways in states across America. The Roadside Pollinator Program Amendments Act builds

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

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

MERKLEY, WYDEN SUPPORT BILL TO BOOST AMERICA’S PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

The bicameral bill includes programs to recruit, train, support, and retain effective teachers to address school staffing shortages Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are cosponsoring the EDUCATORS for America Act, major legislation that would help raise student achievement and rebuild the

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