Merkley Decries Senate Republicans’ Opposition to His Bipartisan Resolution Condemning PRC’s Transnational Repression
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked his bipartisan resolution condemning the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for engaging in repression, coercion, and intimidation
Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas, Dexter, Bynum Support Kotek Demanding Emergency Federal Assistance for East Evans Fire
Medford, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) to support Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s request that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urgently reconsider the agency’s denial of a
Merkley Proposes Housing Downpayment Savings Initiative
Senator leads groundbreaking new legislation to give federal match for money saved by first-time homebuyers for a downpayment on a home Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced new legislation to help support the dream of homeownership for Americans by ensuring working families have a credible path
MERKLEY ANNOUNCES JUNE TOWN HALLS
Friday, June 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he is continuing to hold in-person town halls in 2023 with community conversations in three Oregon counties in June: Klamath, Lake, and Deschutes Counties. The town halls in Klamath and Lake Counties are rescheduled from March,
WYDEN, MERKLEY: $1 MILLION TO OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY TO STUDY EFFECTS OF FIRE ON MASS TIMBER
Study results meant to increase adoption of mass timber products Friday, June 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon State University will receive $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study the effects of fire on mass timber products to
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE $500,000 FOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COOS, LOWER UMPQUA AND SIUSLAW INDIANS
Friday, June 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $500,000 to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) for air monitoring to improve public health. “One of the most important
MERKLEY, SULLIVAN ANNOUNCE COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING VITAL IMPORTANCE OF THE MEKONG RIVER, MEKONG-UNITED STATES PARTNERSHIP
Friday, June 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Alaska’s U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan announced their bipartisan resolution bringing awareness to the environmental, humanitarian, and economic issues facing the Mekong River cleared a key hurdle by passing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Mekong River, which
WYDEN, MERKLEY: $225,000 TO KLAMATH AND LAKE COUNTIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the South Central Oregon Economic Development District will receive $225,000 from the Economic Development Administration for economic development planning in Klamath and Lake counties. “I know from holding more than 1,050 town halls throughout
IN PREPARATION FOR FIRE SEASON, MERKLEY AND WYDEN JOIN WESTERN SENATORS IN A BIPARTISAN PUSH TO INCREASE WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
“Stretched to Their Breaking Point,” Wildland Firefighters Deserve Better Pay, Support, And Time to Recover—Letter Comes as Temporary Pay Increases for Wildland Firefighters in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Are Set to Expire in September Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Colorado
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