Merkley, Schumer, Top Senate Democrats with Jurisdiction Over Trump’s Gilded Ballroom Boondoggle Call on Watchdog to Conduct a Full Audit of the Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Martin Heinrich
Merkley, Matsui, Kiggans Champion Bipartisan Legislation to Keep America’s Nurses and Patients Safe
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), announced the reintroduction of their Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act. To tackle staffing-related challenges, nurses are often forced to work mandatory overtime beyond their scheduled shift, which can endanger the safety
Merkley, Risch Lead Bipartisan Push to Strengthen the United States’ Commitment to Tibet
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) partnered with Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to lead the introduction of the Assuring the Future of Tibet Act. The bipartisan bill would strengthen U.S. engagement with the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the democratically elected representative of
SALINAS, MERKLEY LEAD OREGON CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO AMEND THE GRAND RONDE RESERVATION ACT
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced her first piece of legislation, which amends the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to restore the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s right to pursue land claims and compensation. The bill is co-led by Senator Merkley (D-Ore.), and cosponsored by U.S. Representatives
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE $23 MILLION IN USFS INVESTMENTS TO STRENGTHEN AND DEFEND OREGON COMMUNITIES FROM WILDFIRE THREATS
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service (USFS) is investing $23.5 million in 10 project proposals in Oregon that will help make communities across the state more resilient to severe wildfires. The funding is part of the Community Wildfire
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE NEARLY $38 MILLION COMING TO OREGON FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND OUTDOOR ACCESS
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will be awarding the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) $28,513,417 from the Wildlife Restoration fund for wildlife habitat restoration projects and research aimed to
MERKLEY, DURBIN, KRISHNAMOORTHI TEAM UP TO PROTECT STUDENTS FROM WORTHLESS DEGREES
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) to introduce the Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act of 2023. This bill would help protect students from predatory for-profit college schemes by ending federal financial aid for
MERKLEY AND U.S. INTERIOR SECRETARY HAALAND TOUR OREGON TO HIGHLIGHT HISTORIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS ON PUBLIC LANDS
Monday, March 20, 2023 Medford, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley welcomed U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to Oregon to tour historic investments the Department is making to bolster wildfire resilience, the outdoor recreation economy, and the Klamath Basin. Merkley serves as Chair of the Senate Interior
WYDEN, MERKLEY ANNOUNCE TIMELINE FOR NOMINATIONS TO FILL UPCOMING JUDICIAL VACANCY ON U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN OREGON
Friday, March 17, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that applications are being accepted through April 7, 2023 to fill an upcoming federal judicial vacancy in Oregon created by the recent announcement from U.S. District Court Judge Marco Hernandez that he will take senior status in August
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