Forty-One Senators Push to Keep Harmful Environmental Riders Out of Appropriations Bills
Senators warn that inclusion of poison pills harming the environment would undermine Senate’s ability to pass bipartisan spending bills Washington, D.C. – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior,
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Food and Nutrition Service Reorganization
Oregon senators warn that reorganizations would “further weaken the ability of the agency to administer federal nutrition assistance programs.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in raising strong concerns about the plan to reorganize the Food and Nutrition Service at the U.S.
Merkley, Salinas, Pacific Northwest Democrats to Secretary Rollins: Act Quickly to Hire Agricultural Research Staff Across the Region
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led a group of their Pacific Northwest colleagues in pressing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins over her commitment to promptly fill critical staff positions that remain vacant at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service
Merkley, Smith, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Unlawful Charges for PrEP Patients
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Tina Smith (D-MN) are joined by Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) in a letter to AHIP, the trade association representing health insurance companies.
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $41 Million to Strengthen Oregon’s Mass Timber Industry
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition will receive over $41 million from the federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) as one of 21 American Rescue Plan Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC) winners. Oregon Mass Timber Coalition, led
Merkley-Led Legislation to Help Communities Harmed by Wildfire Smoke Receives Hearing in Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Washington, D.C. – As wildfire smoke continues to fuel air quality issues in many parts of the State, two bills written by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley to take on the wildfire smoke crisis—S. 2661, the Smoke-Ready Communities Act of 2021 and S. 2421, the Smoke Planning and Research Act of
Merkley Joins Kaine and Sanders in Senate Resolution in Support of Brazilian Democracy, Urging Free, Fair, and Peaceful Elections in October
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), the Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), along with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to unveil a resolution supporting democratic institutions in
Wyden, Merkley: More than $100,000 to Oregon for Firefighter Equipment and Training
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that three Oregon fire districts will receive a combined nearly $100,000 in federal Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). “Every day, firefighters in local fire districts—both union and volunteer—put their lives on the line to protect our communities in Oregon,” Wyden
Wyden, Merkley: More than $2.3 Million to Jackson County Airports for Crucial Runway Improvements
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Rogue Valley International Airport in Medford and Ashland Municipal Airport will receive a combined more than $2.3 million in federal investment for crucial safety improvements to runways. “Reliable and safe air service in Jackson County is crucial
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