Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Investigate Trump’s Repeal of Bedrock Climate Safeguard
Senators sound alarm over political motivations to undermine climate science and harm public health Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues in launching an investigation into Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin’s decision to repeal the bedrock scientific determination underpinning the
Merkley, Colleagues Renew Push to Root Out Private Equity Abuse in Health Care, Strike Back Against Corporate Greed
“Sick patients should never be used to turn healthy profits.” Text of Bill (PDF) | One Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with his colleagues to introduce the Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act to root out corporate greed and private equity abuse in the health care system.
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $4.2 Million for Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Centers
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that $4,250,606 in federal funding is coming to Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center to support critical health services for uninsured and underinsured Oregonians in Washington and Yamhill counties. “Access to quality health care should never depend on your ZIP
Merkley, Wyden: Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion into Oregon Clears Key Hurdle
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced the Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act (Smith River NRA), legislation to expand the Smith River NRA, cleared a key hurdle by passing out of a Senate committee on a bipartisan vote. Expanding the Smith River
Merkley Leads Colleagues Sounding Alarm on Monkeypox Outbreak, Highlighting Inequities of Vaccine Access
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today led a group of 22 Senators in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging the agencies to acknowledge inequities of vaccine access and immediately increase access to
Merkley Introduces Legislation to Keep Families and Pets Safe in the Outdoors
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced Canyon’s Law in the United States Senate, a bill aimed at banning the M-44 ejector – a spring-loaded device filled with sodium cyanide used to kill predators. The problem with these devices: they’re indiscriminate in what sets them off. “Cyanide
Senator Merkley, Representatives Morelle and Katko Team Up to Close Summer Learning Gap
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Congressmen Joseph Morelle (D-NY-25) and John Katko (R-NY-24), introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Summer Meals and Learning Act—legislation to address summer learning inequities by keeping school libraries open at schools that serve free summer meals. “Every student—no matter their color, income, or
Merkley Leads Colleagues in Urging End of Fast-Tracking Oil and Gas Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today sent a letter with Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to end the fast-tracking of oil and gas infrastructure by rescinding
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care Funding
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today cosponsored legislation that protects access to critical reproductive health care services — like birth control, cancer screenings and more — by providing a consistent and strong source of funding for the Title X Family Planning Program. “Every year, thousands
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