Merkley’s Response to Trump’s Submission of U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress
Washington, D.C. – Following the Trump Administration’s submission to Congress on a proposed U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation agreement, referred to as a “123 agreement,” Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—co-chair of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—issued the
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reverse Unlawful Cuts to School-Based Mental Health Services
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand the Department of Education disburse funds that were abruptly and unlawfully canceled for School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP) grant programs and halt its attempts to end the grant
Warren, Merkley, Senators Investigate Federal Student Loan Servicer MOHELA for False Delinquency Notices Allegedly Sent to Borrowers
According to reports, MOHELA falsely told borrowers they were thousands of dollars behind on their student loans and nearing default “It is currently unclear how many borrowers received these false notices, whether any borrowers paid the incorrect amounts, and to what extent the issue has been fixed” Text of Letter
MERKLEY, WHITEHOUSE, DOGGETT INTRODUCE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING JULY AS PLASTIC POLLUTION ACTION MONTH
Thursday, July 13, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) teamed up with U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37) to introduce a bicameral resolution designating July as Plastic Pollution Action Month, citing extreme concern over the plastic pollution crisis that is threatening human
WYDEN, MERKLEY: OREGON TO RECEIVE NEARLY $20 MILLION FOR CRUCIAL ELECTRICAL GRID IMPROVEMENTS FOR LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL LAND
Thursday, July 13, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that Oregon will receive nearly $20 million to perform crucial updates to the electrical grid in low-income communities and on Tribal land. “Oregon families without means and Tribal families in Oregon have been on the
MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE RESOLUTION FOR CLIMATE RECOVERY PLANNING TO STAND UP FOR CHILDREN’S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO A HEALTHY, LIVABLE PLANET
Thursday, July 13, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led 13 Senators in the introduction of a resolution to protect the fundamental rights of the nation’s children to a safe, habitable environment in the face of climate chaos’ increasingly destructive effects. This resolution is also cosponsored by Senators Edward
MERKLEY, CASSIDY, HINSON, ADAMS TEAM UP TO SOUND THE ALARM ON THE SILENT STILLBIRTH CRISIS
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Louisiana’s U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. joined forces with U.S. Representatives Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) and Alma Adams (D-NC-12) to announce the introduction of the bipartisan, bicameral Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2023. One out of 175 U.S.
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE OVER $46,000 FOR AIR QUALITY TRACKING HEADED TO THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding a total of $46,356 to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) for air monitoring to help improve public health data. “One
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE NEARLY $20 MILLION COMING TO OREGON FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
Funding to go toward the Tualatin Mountain Forest, Minam Conservation and Connectivity Projects Monday, July 10, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that U.S. Forest Service will be awarding $19,999,000 for the Tualatin Mountain Forest project and the Minam Conservation and Connectivity