Merkley, Watson Coleman, Murkowski, Rutherford Team Up for Bipartisan Effort to Combat Opioid Overdoses in the Workplace
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Congressman John Rutherford (R-FL-05) partnered together on bipartisan legislation to help tackle rising rates of opioid overdoses with increased access to overdose reversal medications like naloxone. The Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK)
Wyden, Merkley, Bynum Celebrate $3.8 Million in Federal Funding for Expansion of Redmond Airport
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum, today announced $3.8 million in federal funding to kickstart the expansion of Redmond Airport. “My visit to the Redmond Airport last fall showed me firsthand how this funding is a solid and key investment in
Merkley Denounces Unjust Sentencing of Hong Kong Democracy Advocate Jimmy Lai
Washington, D.C. – Today, 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)—issued this statement following the sentencing of Jimmy Lai, an entrepreneur and democracy advocate in Hong Kong who has been imprisoned since 2020 under
Merkley, Wyden Join Warren and Murray Urging President Biden to use Executive Powers to Defend Reproductive Rights for Americans
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) in a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to immediately issue an executive order directing the federal government to develop a national plan to defend Americans’ fundamental reproductive
Chairman Merkley Applauds Interior for Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics, Protecting Public Lands & Waters
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley – the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the US. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service – applauded the Biden administration for releasing an order that will curb plastic pollution at America’s national parks. “Its great
Merkley, Wyden: Oregon Tribes to Receive Over $34 Million for Water and Sanitation Systems
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a total of $34,013,174 allocated by the Indian Health Service is headed to three tribes in Oregon. Senator Merkley, as Chairman of the Senate Appropriation Subcommittee that funds these projects, and Senator Wyden, author of the Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act,
As Asbestos Continues to Kill, Merkley to Chair Hearing on Asbestos Ban
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, announced he will hold a hearing on the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022 on Thursday, June 9, at
Merkley Invites Oregon Students to Apply for 2023 Senate Page Program
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he will be accepting applications to the U.S. Senate Page Program for spring 2023. From now until September 5, 2022, Oregon students entering their junior year of high school during the 2022-23 school year have the opportunity to apply to be part
Wyden, Merkley Statement on Nomination of Natalie Wight to be U.S. Attorney for Oregon
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley issued the following joint statement about today’s announcement from the White House that Natalie Wight will be nominated to be U.S. Attorney for Oregon. “We strongly support President Biden’s nomination of Natalie Wight to be the next U.S. Attorney for