CBO Tells Merkley: Trump’s Brazen National Guard Deployment to American Cities Has So Far Cost U.S. Taxpayers Upwards of $589 Million
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) told U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that President Donald Trump’s brazen decision to deploy National Guard personnel to U.S. cities, including Portland, has cost taxpayers upwards of $589 million to date. If these
Merkley, Durbin, Peters Lead Amicus Brief Urging Circuit Court to Affirm the Critical Protections of Minors in Immigration Detention
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee led a group of 23 Senators in filing an
Merkley Joins Senate Probe of Trump’s Cuts to Child Care for Rural Families
“Trump vowed to lower costs for Americans, yet his administration’s actions…make this [child care crisis] worse.” Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined a group of Senators in announcing a new investigation into how the Trump Administration’s cuts to affordable child care programs are affecting rural families. The
Wyden, Merkley Urge SBA to Process All Eligible COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan Applications
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are urging the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to process COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications that were received prior to the agency’s May 6, 2022 deadline. “While we recognize the agency has assisted an unprecedented number
Wyden, Merkley: City of Amity To Receive More Than $6 Million in Grants and Loans for Water Improvements
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Amity has secured a $4.83 million loan and $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to improve water treatment, reliability and capacity in the Yamhill County town. “These federal investments will provide crucial help for Amity
Merkley, Wyden Join Murray in Letter to VA Secretary Urging End Discrimination against Same-Sex Spouses
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) in a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough pressing for answers and immediate action to ensure same-sex veteran couples have access to the full scope of spousal benefits
Wyden, Merkley: Dayville Secures $32,200 Federal Grant for New Fire Station
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Dayville has secured a $32,200 federal grant to help build a new fire station in the Grant County town. “Federal investments just like this one in Dayville protect quality of life for rural residents and the small
As Climate Legislation Stalls, Merkley Calls on Biden to Use Full Scope of Executive Powers to Act on Climate
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after reports that climate provisions have been dropped from the reconciliation package: “I’ve seen my home state of Oregon burned up by catastrophic wildfires, exacerbated by climate chaos. I’ve seen entire towns burned to the ground. We cannot
Merkley, Wyden Urge Biden Administration to Declare National and Public Health Emergencies on Reproductive Rights
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA) and a dozen other colleagues in a letter to President Biden and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging them to immediately declare national and public
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