Wicker, Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring the 125th Anniversary of Army Nurse Corps
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Representatives David Joyce, R-Ohio., and Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., today introduced a resolution honoring the 125th anniversary of the Army Nurse Corps. The Army Nurse Corps was established on February 2, 1901, marking the entry of the first
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Expand Mental Health Care Workforce
Recent data from HHS highlights that more than half of all Americans live in a region lacking enough mental health professionals Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said that they are introducing a bill that would bolster the behavioral and mental health care workforce by
Luján, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Stop Grocery Price Gouging and Lower Costs for Americans
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2026, legislation that bans corporations from leveraging new technologies to increase grocery prices for
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
Wyden, Merkley: $1.65 Million to Oregon for Ecosystem Restoration
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon will receive a total of $1.65 million from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for ecosystem restoration projects throughout the state. “The passage of the once-in-a-generation Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has provided the Bureau of Land Management
Merkley, Wyden Announce Almost $4 Million in Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants Headed to Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a total of $3,978,520 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) headed to four Oregon communities to assist with expenses related restoring and modernizing water infrastructure damaged by wildfire, droughts, and other extreme weather
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