Merkley, Watson Coleman, Murkowski, Rutherford Team Up for Bipartisan Effort to Combat Opioid Overdoses in the Workplace
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Congressman John Rutherford (R-FL-05) partnered together on bipartisan legislation to help tackle rising rates of opioid overdoses with increased access to overdose reversal medications like naloxone. The Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK)
Wyden, Merkley, Bynum Celebrate $3.8 Million in Federal Funding for Expansion of Redmond Airport
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum, today announced $3.8 million in federal funding to kickstart the expansion of Redmond Airport. “My visit to the Redmond Airport last fall showed me firsthand how this funding is a solid and key investment in
Merkley Denounces Unjust Sentencing of Hong Kong Democracy Advocate Jimmy Lai
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—issued this statement following the sentencing of Jimmy Lai, an entrepreneur and democracy advocate in Hong Kong who has been imprisoned since 2020 under
WYDEN, MERKLEY: $2.1 MILLION TO OREGON FARMERS
Grants will go to farmers in Clackamas, Deschutes, Jackson, Lane, Multnomah, Polk, and Wallowa counties on National Ag Day 2023 Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that 11 Oregon farmers will received a combined $2.1 million in grants from the U.S.
SALINAS, MERKLEY LEAD OREGON CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO AMEND THE GRAND RONDE RESERVATION ACT
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced her first piece of legislation, which amends the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to restore the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s right to pursue land claims and compensation. The bill is co-led by Senator Merkley (D-Ore.), and cosponsored by U.S. Representatives
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE $23 MILLION IN USFS INVESTMENTS TO STRENGTHEN AND DEFEND OREGON COMMUNITIES FROM WILDFIRE THREATS
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service (USFS) is investing $23.5 million in 10 project proposals in Oregon that will help make communities across the state more resilient to severe wildfires. The funding is part of the Community Wildfire
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE NEARLY $38 MILLION COMING TO OREGON FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND OUTDOOR ACCESS
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will be awarding the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) $28,513,417 from the Wildlife Restoration fund for wildlife habitat restoration projects and research aimed to
MERKLEY, DURBIN, KRISHNAMOORTHI TEAM UP TO PROTECT STUDENTS FROM WORTHLESS DEGREES
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) to introduce the Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act of 2023. This bill would help protect students from predatory for-profit college schemes by ending federal financial aid for
MERKLEY AND U.S. INTERIOR SECRETARY HAALAND TOUR OREGON TO HIGHLIGHT HISTORIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS ON PUBLIC LANDS
Monday, March 20, 2023 Medford, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley welcomed U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to Oregon to tour historic investments the Department is making to bolster wildfire resilience, the outdoor recreation economy, and the Klamath Basin. Merkley serves as Chair of the Senate Interior
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