Warren, Merkley, Booker, Van Hollen Question ED Secretary McMahon on Lack of Transparency, Guardrails for $1 Billion Student Loan Administration Fund
“(T)he agency has displayed a worrying lack of public transparency about what this vast sum of money has been spent on or will be spent on in the future.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) raised their concerns in a
Merkley Bringing ‘Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings’ to Portland, Springfield, Medford
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold ‘Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings’ in Portland, Springfield, and Medford on Thursday, September 10. “Our democratic republic works best when elected officials work for the public good, not the elected official’s personal profit,” said Merkley. “Trump
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
MERKLEY, WYDEN SUPPORT BILL TO BOOST AMERICA’S PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
The bicameral bill includes programs to recruit, train, support, and retain effective teachers to address school staffing shortages Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are cosponsoring the EDUCATORS for America Act, major legislation that would help raise student achievement and rebuild the
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR BILL TO BOOST CHILD CARE AND PRE-K ACCESS FOR FAMILIES
The Child Care for Working Families Act will ensure families in Oregon and across America can find and afford the child care they need, dramatically expand access to high-quality preschool programs, and increase wages for early childhood workers Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL RESOLUTION CELEBRATING NATIONAL NURSES WEEK
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Mississippi’s U.S. Senator Roger Wicker teamed up with Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH-14), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing National Nurses Week. The resolution honors and celebrates
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
OREGON LAWMAKERS: $52 MILLION USDA SEAFOOD PURCHASING AGREEMENT TO BOOST OREGON’S ECONOMY
Funding announcement comes after Merkley-led letter urged USDA for more federal support to West Coast fishermen and seafood processors Monday, May 8, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Oregon’s U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), Val Hoyle (D-OR-04), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-05), and Andrea
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