Wyden, Merkley Raise Alarm Over Loss of Mental Health Access in Eastern Oregon
Senators: Trump and congressional Republicans’ budget bill threatens essential mental care for nearly 800 Malheur County residents enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today wrote health care providers serving Malheur County to ask how they’ll ensure nearly 800 residents keep access
BLUMENTHAL, MURKOWSKI & MERKLEY LEAD CALL FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT FOLLOWING DOJ’S FAILURE TO RELEASE THE FULL EPSTEIN FILES AS DEMANDED BY SURVIVORS, REQUIRED BY LAW
WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led a bipartisan group of senators in writing Acting Inspector General Don Berthiaume requesting the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ OIG) perform an audit of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ)
Merkley, Wyden Announce $960,881 Coming to Wasco County for Distance Learning
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a federal investment of $960,881 for the Dufur School District 29 to support distance learning in Wasco County. With this funding, instructors at Portland Community College in Multnomah County, Baker Technical Institute in Baker County, Columbia Gorge Community
Wyden, Merkley: Boutique Air to Continue Providing Essential Air Service Contract at Pendleton Airport
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has selected Boutique Air to continue providing Essential Air Service (EAS) between Pendleton and Portland with 21 nonstop round trips a week between the two cities. “Regular air service is a
Merkley, Markey, Leahy, Cardin, Wyden, and Booker, Urge Support for Human Rights and Democracy Following Philippines Election
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), are joined by Senators Pat Leahy (D-VT), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) on a letter to Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, urging the United States to use the aftermath results
Ahead of Biden Visit to Israel, Stansbury, Merkley, 19 Senators and 62 Representatives Urge Administration to Engage Israeli Government to Prevent Evictions in Masafer Yatta
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (Ore.) led 81 Members of Congress in urging Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to immediately engage with the Israeli government on the potential evictions of more than 1,000 Palestinians from their homes in Masafer Yatta in the West Bank. In a bicameral letter, the lawmakers raised urgent
Merkley Statement on Secretary of State Blinken’s China Speech
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a major speech on the Biden administration’s China policy: “Competition with China is not for competition’s sake. We have to compete effectively
Merkley, Young, Booker, Thune, Menendez, and Risch Announce Bipartisan Senate Resolution Condemning Starvation as an Act of War
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Thune (R-SD), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and James Risch (R-ID) to announce a bipartisan Senate Resolution condemning the use of hunger as a weapon of war as well as recognizing the
Wyden, Merkley: Feds to Invest $520,000 in New Fire Station for Baker Rural Fire Protection District
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the U.S. Agriculture Department will provide a $220,000 loan and a $300,000 grant to help the Baker Rural Fire Protection District acquire land and a building in Baker City to serve as a new fire station and also
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