Merkley, Salinas Lead New Bill to Hold ICE, CBP Accountable for Abusing Americans’ Constitutional Rights
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced new legislation to hold U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) liable for violating individuals’ constitutional rights. The ICE and CBP Constitutional Accountability Act would make the federal government
Elfreth, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Partisan National Park Passes
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Vice Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the top Democrat overseeing funding for the National Park Service, introduced the Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act. The bill is straightforward legislation that would explicitly prohibit the National
CBO Tells Merkley: Trump’s Brazen National Guard Deployment to American Cities Has So Far Cost U.S. Taxpayers Upwards of $589 Million
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) told U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that President Donald Trump’s brazen decision to deploy National Guard personnel to U.S. cities, including Portland, has cost taxpayers upwards of $589 million to date. If these
Merkley, Murray, Wicker, and Boozman Introduce Legislation to Lower Tax Burden for Public Service Nurses
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), and John Boozman (R-AR), introduced the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act, legislation to ensure that nurses in the federal Nurse Corps do not need to pay income tax on their student
Wyden, Merkley Join Colleagues to Introduce Legislation to Give Every American Lifesaving Masks
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and more than 50 Democratic colleagues in the Senate and House to reintroduce lifesaving legislation to manufacture and distribute highly-protective N95 masks to every person in Oregon and nationwide. Under Sanders’ Masks for
Wyden, Merkley: More than $3.6 Million for Fire Suppression Efforts during White River Fire
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that more than $3.6 million from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) will go toward recovery from the White River Fire that burned in the Mt. Hood National Forest in August 2020. “The White River Fire demonstrated
Merkley to Join President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in Visit to Georgia to Discuss the Importance of Protecting Voting Rights
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will be traveling with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to Atlanta, Georgia to highlight the importance and urgency of passing voting rights legislation and protecting Americans’ sacred right to vote. “This is a critical moment in
Merkley, Wyden Announce Reimbursement of More Than $1.5 Million in Federal Funds for Oregon National Guard’s Wildfire Response
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced $1,560,777.06 in federal funds to cover the deployment of the Oregon National Guard (ORNG) in response to the catastrophic wildfires Oregon experienced in 2020. These funds, allocated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management
Senators Merkley and Blunt Press for More Transparency Regarding Collection of Americans’ Biometric Data When Entering the Country
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Missouri’s U.S. Senator Roy Blunt are requesting more information from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on the use of facial recognition technology to collect biometric data from U.S. citizens for entry-exit programs at airports, seaports, and land borders. In
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