Wyden, Merkley, Dexter, Colleagues Demand Accountability for Israel’s Detention and Abuse of Palestinian-American Teenager Mohammed Ibrahim
This week marks one year since Israeli forces arrested and detained Mohammed Ibrahim, a U.S. citizen, for ten months Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Representative Maxine Dexter today joined Senate and House colleagues to demand accountability for the Israeli military’s nearly ten-month detention
Merkley Applauds Supreme Court Ruling to Overturn Trump’s Reciprocal Tariff Policy
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority to impose the broad, misguided reciprocal tariffs that he put in place in April. Following the ruling, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement. “Today is
Merkley, Collins, Warnock Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators to Urge Education Department’s Timely Execution of Federal TRIO Programs
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Maine’s U.S. Senator Susan Collins, and Georgia’s U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock led a bipartisan group of Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely delivery of federal funds from TRIO. TRIO is a long-standing set
Merkley Reflects on Anniversary of Capitol Attack, Calls for Imminent Action to Protect American Democracy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and the urgent need to pass legislation to combat a rising wave of attacks on voting rights and election integrity across the country: “One year
Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $1 Million to Prevent School Violence in Multnomah County
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announce $999,931 million in federal funds to assist in the prevention of school violence in Multnomah County. Multnomah County Health Department (MCHD) has proposed a Category 2 STOP School Violence projected aimed at empowering students and school personnel to
Wyden, Merkley: More than $8.2 Million to Oregon for Rural Development Projects
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon will receive more than $8.2 million in grants and loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program. “These investments lay critical foundations in our rural communities so Oregonians can continue to live, work,
Merkley, Wyden Announce $20 Million Federal Grant to Support Oregon’s Roads and Highway Recovery from Devastating 2020 Wildfires
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a $20 million grant from the Department of Transportation (DOT) heading to Oregon to assist in the roads and highway recovery efforts from 2020’s massively destructive wildfires. “The effects of the devastating fire season in 2020 are
Wyden, Merkley: $2.2 Million in Federal Funds to Oregon Department of Forestry for 2020 Mosier Creek Fire Costs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the Oregon Department of Forestry will receive more than $2.2 million in federal funds to help cover costs from fighting the Mosier Creek Fire that destroyed eight homes and threatened hundreds of others in the Columbia River Gorge.in
Merkley’s Bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Has Been Signed into Law
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), announced today that legislation he co-authored with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has been signed into law by President Joe Biden. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is legislation that will ban U.S. imports
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