Merkley, Matsui, Kiggans Champion Bipartisan Legislation to Keep America’s Nurses and Patients Safe
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), announced the reintroduction of their Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act. To tackle staffing-related challenges, nurses are often forced to work mandatory overtime beyond their scheduled shift, which can endanger the safety
Merkley, Risch Lead Bipartisan Push to Strengthen the United States’ Commitment to Tibet
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) partnered with Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to lead the introduction of the Assuring the Future of Tibet Act. The bipartisan bill would strengthen U.S. engagement with the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the democratically elected representative of
Merkley, Morelle Champion Bill to Expand Summer Learning Opportunities and Meal Access for Kids
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Joe Morelle (D-NY-25) led the reintroduction of the Summer Meals and Learning Act. The bill would establish a grant program to keep school libraries open and provide literacy activities at schools that serve free summer meals, helping to close the
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”
Markey, Merkley, Hirono Urge Bureau of Prisons to Reverse Policy Banning Gender-Affirming Care
Letter Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), today wrote to Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General, and William Marshall III,
Merkley, Tillis, Warren, Senators Urge Education Department to Promptly Release Funding for Agency’s Research Arm
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, North Carolina’s U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, and Massachusetts’ U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren led their Senate colleagues in pressing U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely release of funding for the independent, non-partisan Institute of Education Sciences (IES). IES
Wyden leads Oregon Democrats to Fight To Protect Mifepristone Access, Women’s Health Care, And FDA Authority
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he is leading Senate and House colleagues, including U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, Janelle Bynum and Maxine Dexter, in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging them to overturn a Fifth
Bonamici, Merkley, Mannion, Underwood, Alsobrooks Launch Effort to Overturn Student Loan Rule
Washington, D.C. – Today Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Rep. John Mannion (D-NY), Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL), and Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) announced they will introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to repeal the Department of Education’s finalized rule that caps federal student loans and overhauls
Merkley, Bonamici, Oregon Delegation: FEMA Must Approve Waivers for Two Critical Disaster Mitigation Projects in Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led a letter with their Democratic colleagues in the Oregon congressional delegation—Senator Ron Wyden, Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)—urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to approve
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