Whitehouse, Sanders, Merkley, Fletcher, Cleaver Lead More than 80 Colleagues in Filing Amicus Brief Urging Court to Restore Illegally Terminated Solar for All Funding
“EPA has given no reason why its unlawful actions to unwind Congressional appropriations should stand,” wrote the lawmakers Washington, D.C .— U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW); Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representatives Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-07)
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Administration Immediately End Deportation Flights to Iran
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand Donald Trump immediately end deportation flights to Iran. Last month, reports confirmed that Trump resumed the deportation of dozens of Iranians, many of whom could be persecuted, tortured, or even executed if forced to
Rep. Salinas, Sen. Merkley Lead Letter Opposing ICE Detention Facilities in Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led Oregon’s Democratic Members of Congress and ten additional House Members in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Todd Lyons opposing any
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
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
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR BILL TO BOOST CHILD CARE AND PRE-K ACCESS FOR FAMILIES
The Child Care for Working Families Act will ensure families in Oregon and across America can find and afford the child care they need, dramatically expand access to high-quality preschool programs, and increase wages for early childhood workers Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley
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