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
WYDEN, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES SUPPORT FTC PROPOSED RULE TO LIMIT NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS
Friday, April 21, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley and Senate colleagues today urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to move forward with a proposed rule banning noncompete agreements to give people in Oregon and nationwide the opportunity to change jobs and create new businesses. “We urge
MERKLEY: GREEN CLIMATE FUND CONTRIBUTION IMPORTANT FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
Thursday, April 20, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced they are providing $1 billion to the Green Climate Fund to support developing countries in taking stronger climate action: “This contribution is critically important. Climate chaos is a
OREGON DELEGATION URGES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CURB OPIOID USE, INCREASE FENTANYL AWARENESS IN OREGON SCHOOLS
Oregon Teen Drug-Related Deaths are Increasing Faster than Anywhere Else in the Nation Thursday, April 20, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Lori Chavez-Deremer, Earl Blumenauer, Andrea Salinas, and Val Hoyle are raising concerns with the U.S. Department of Education
MERKLEY APPLAUDS SENATE PASSAGE OF BILL TO RENEW FIRE RESPONSE INVESTMENT PROGRAMS
Since 2015, Programs sent $95 million to Oregon Thursday, April 20, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley shared the following statement after the United States Senate passed The Fire Grants and Safety Act. This bipartisan legislation will reauthorize FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and the Staffing
MERKLEY, DAINES INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO BOOST SPECIALIZED WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER TRAINING AT CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTERS
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley partnered with Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) today to introduce the bipartisan Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2023. This legislation directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to offer specialized training, specifically wildland firefighter training, to Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center students.
WYDEN, MERKLEY: MORE THAN $45 MILLION IN SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS FUNDS TO OREGON COUNTIES
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Oregon counties will receive more than $45 million in payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) for school and road maintenance, youth job training, wildfire prevention, watershed restoration and habitat conservation. “I’m
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