Hoyle, Merkley and Wyden Seek Coast Guard Study of Gold Beach and Bandon’s Needs
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04) and Senator Jeff Merkley led a letter with Senator Ron Wyden to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requesting they conduct an updated assessment of Gold Beach and Bandon’s Search and Rescue Detachment Team (SARDET) existing stations rescue and safety needs along the
Merkley, Salinas, Colleagues Champion Strong Federal Support for Regenerative Agriculture
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led their colleagues—including Senator Ron Wyden, Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Val Hoyle (OR-04)—in reintroducing the Soil Conservation And Regeneration Education (Soil CARE) Act. Their bicameral bill would create a training program and curriculum to ensure
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)
CASSIDY, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES REINTRODUCE BICAMERAL BILL TO PROVIDE MEDICAID DUE PROCESS FOR AMERICANS AWAITING TRIAL
Thursday, March 23, 2023 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Ed Markey (D-MA) and U.S. Representatives David Trone (D-MD-06), Michael Turner (R-OH-10), and Paul Tonko (D-NY-20) introduced the Due Process Continuity of Care Act. The bicameral bill amends Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) to ensure that
MERKLEY, SULLIVAN ANNOUNCE RESOLUTION SHINING A BRIGHT LIGHT ON ENVIRONMENTAL, HUMANITARIAN, AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING THE MEKONG RIVER
Resolution recognizes the vital importance of the Mekong River to Southeast Asia and the Mekong-United States Partnership in supporting the prosperity of the region Thursday, March 23, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Alaska’s U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan teamed up to announce a bipartisan resolution to
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
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