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Senate Democrats Introduce The American Homeownership Act To Stop Wall Street’s Housing Grab and Get Homes Back into the Hands of Families

Bill ends tax breaks and housing benefits for Wall Street, corporate landlords and reinvests the savings into building new housing and helping Americans achieve homeownership Bill Text | Fact Sheet Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.),

Wyden, Merkley, Salinas Announce $3 Million for Salem Bus Transit Center

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas today announced $3 million to support the construction of a bus transit center in Salem. “Ensuring safe and reliable public transportation is essential for Oregonians to easily get from Point A to Point B,” Wyden

Merkley, Wyden Announce Vital Funding for Oregon Forest Health, Environmental Improvements, and Water Infrastructure on Omnibus Appropriations Bill

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announce critical funding that will help make Oregon’s forests more resilient, support rural communities, protect public lands and the environment, bolster important programs for tribes, and more. The victories for Oregon are in the Interior, Environment and Related

As Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Expands EV Landscape, Merkley, Colleagues Press Transportation Department to Prioritize Affordable, Accessible Charging Stations

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is joined today by Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Angus King (I-ME), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) in a letter to the Department of Transportation (DOT) urging the

Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $28 Million in FEMA Funds Headed to Oregon

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced major federal funding totaling $27.8 million is headed to the State of Oregon. These funds, dispersed through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will be used to cover emergency protective measure expenses

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