Merkley: Senate Refuses to Stop Unauthorized War with Iran
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—released the following statement after the Senate voted to block U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)’s War Powers Resolutionaimed at stopping the unauthorized U.S.-Israel war in Iran: “The Trump Administration has repeatedly misled the American people about its plans for war against
Merkley, Sanders: Immediate Relief Needed for Student Loan Borrowers
Letter follows federal judge dismissing an ongoing legal challenge to borrowers under SAVE Plan repayment program Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Vermont’s U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led their Senate colleagues to press the
Merkley, Wicker, Kiggans, Bonamici, 150+ Lawmakers: Changes to Nursing Student Loans Threaten Profession
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Mississippi’s U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, along with U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), led a bipartisan group of over 150 lawmakers in calling for the U.S. Department of Education to not make changes to post-baccalaureate nursing degrees
WYDEN, MERKLEY: NEARLY $3 MILLION TO CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION AND BURNS PAIUTE TRIBE TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND REPAIR CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER
Monday, May 22, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation and the Burns Paiute Tribe have earned federal grants to build affordable housing and repair a cultural heritage center. “Affordable housing and rehabilitated cultural resources are
MERKLEY, WYDEN, BLUMENAUER, AND BONAMICI ANNOUNCE $6 MILLION COMING TO PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Friday, May 19, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding the Portland International Airport $6 million under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) to update their master plan. “PDX
MERKLEY, HOYLE INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO SECURE FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR FLIGHT CREWS TO PUMP ABOARD AIRCRAFT
Friday, May 19, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Val Hoyle (D-OR-04) teamed up to introduce bicameral, bipartisan legislation to address the urgent need for clear rules and regulations allowing flight crews to safely pump breastmilk aboard aircraft. With the PUMP Act of 2022 included in the
MERKLEY ANNOUNCES MAY TOWN HALLS
Friday, May 19, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he is continuing to hold in-person town halls in 2023 with community conversations in five Oregon counties in May: Malheur, Baker, Union, Wallowa, and Umatilla Counties. “I hold a town hall for every Oregon county, every
NEWS: AS REPUBLICANS DEMAND MAJOR CUTS TO HURT WORKING AMERICANS, 11 SENATE DEMOCRATS URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO PREPARE TO INVOKE THE 14TH AMENDMENT TO AVOID DEFAULT
Thursday, May 18, 2023 WASHINGTON, May 18 – As Congressional Republicans demand major cuts that would cause incalculable damage to the lives of working Americans, 11 Senate Democrats sent a letter on Thursday to President Joe Biden urging his administration to prepare to invoke the 14th Amendment to avoid a
MERKLEY INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO HELP KEEP RURAL KIDS FED
Thursday, May 18, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK) Act, legislation that would amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a vehicle summer meal delivery pilot program to help feed kids in rural communities. The FORK Act is inspired by
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