Merkley Announces Central Oregon Town Halls in March
Senator holding in-person conversations in Klamath, Lake, Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties between March 20-21 Bend, OR. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he will continue his town halls with in-person community conversations in Klamath and Lake counties on Friday, March 20, followed by conversations in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties on Saturday, March 21. The five events continue Merkley’s 2026 town hall tour of
Merkley Applauds Senate Passage of Housing Provisions to Crack Down on Hedge Fund Control of American Homes
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a long-time champion of kicking hedge funds out of the housing market—released the following statement after the Senate passed sweeping housing legislation that includes the first-ever limits on institutional investors purchasing single-family homes: “Housing in our communities should be homes for families, not profit centers
Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from Defense Department on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today pressed the Department of Defense to provide answers to the American people regarding the airstrikes on a school and civilian casualties in Iran. Trump’s Defense Department airstrikes on a girls’ elementary school reportedly killed 168 people – mostly children –
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
Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Starvation as a Weapon of War Passes the Senate
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Todd Young (R-IN), Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Thune (R-SD), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and James Risch (R-ID) announced that their bipartisan Senate resolution condemning the use of starvation and hunger as weapons of war has passed the Senate unanimously. In May, the Senators
Merkley, Sanders, Colleagues Sound Alarm Bells on Climate – Urge Climate Emergency Declaration from President Biden
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) today led Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) in a letter to President Biden urging the President to declare a
Merkley Responds: Senate Committee Hearing on DISCLOSE Act to Shine Light on Dark Money in Elections
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after participating in the Senate Rules Committee hearing on the DISCLOSE Act—a hearing he requested to shine a light on dark money in our electoral system: “Our nation was founded not on aristocracy or royal bloodlines but
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
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