Press Releases

Merkley Blasts Senate Republicans for Failing to End Trump’s Illegal Iran War

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to block his War Powers Resolution to end President Trump’s illegal war against Iran: “Rather than hold President Trump accountable for his reckless warmongering, Senate Republicans have once again rubber-stamped Trump’s

Four Years Following Killing of Palestinian-American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Van Hollen, Merkley, Welch Again Press for Justice, Accountability in Her Death

Washington, D.C. – Today, four years following the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) once again pressed the Trump Administration to pursue justice and accountability in her death. The Senators urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Federal

Merkley, Wyden Introduce New Bill to Block Sale of Federal Public Lands

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they introduced the Public Lands Integrity Act, new legislation to ensure that America’s public lands cannot be sold as part of a fast-tracked process in a budget reconciliation bill. During consideration of the Republicans’ “Big, Ugly Betrayal”

KLOBUCHAR, COLLEAGUES REINTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT ELECTIONS FROM INTERFERENCE

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Mark Warner (D-VA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Sheldon

MERKLEY, HUFFMAN, GRIJALVA, BARRAGÁN SOUND THE ALARM ON CONTINUED EXPANSION OF LIQUEFIED FOSSIL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE, CITE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONCERNS

Lawmakers: “It is important that frontline communities are meaningfully and proactively engaged throughout environmental reviews for LNG infrastructure.” Monday, May 8, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-07), and Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44), led 40 colleagues in a bicameral

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