Ranking Member Merkley, Colleagues Denounce Trump Administration’s Partisan Changes to National Park Service Access for 2026
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the top Democrat overseeing funding for the National Park Service— today led U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jack Reed (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ed Markey (D-MA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Patty Murray (D-WA), Cory
Ranking Member Merkley: Interior-Environment Funding Bill Boosts Wildfire Resiliency, Water Infrastructure, and Climate Investments in Oregon and Across the Nation
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Interior-Environment Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Appropriations bill in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 82-15: “Oregonians turned out in record numbers during my town halls last year and delivered
Merkley, Sullivan, Curtis, Kaine Push for Bipartisan Crackdown on Chinese Government-Controlled Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—teamed up with current CECC Chair Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Senator John Curtis (R-UT), and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) to introduce bipartisan legislation that
Merkley, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Curb Plastic Pollution at National Parks
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service—is leading an effort today to push the Biden administration to take crucial steps to curb plastic pollution at America’s national parks. “Nearly 11
Merkley, Wyden Announce $1.6 Million in Firefighter Assistance Funds
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that over $1.6 million in firefighter assistance funding is coming to Oregon. “I am deeply grateful for the courage and expertise of our firefighters, whose tireless commitment to protecting our communities has saved lives and livelihoods,” said
Merkley, Wyden, Blumenauer, Bonamici Push Department of Justice to Investigate Hate Group Networks
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), are pushing the U.S. Department of Justice to prioritize investigating the networks that exist across state lines to support, operationalize, and recruit people into extremist and hateful ideological groups. The
Wyden, Merkley: More than $100,000 to Rural Counties in Affordable Housing Vouchers
Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Klamath, Malheur, Umatilla and Douglas counties will receive a combined more than $100,000 in Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) for affordable housing. “Too many Oregonians devote more than half of their monthly take-home pay to keep a floor under their feet and a roof over
Merkley: Our Top Priority Must Remain Bringing Americans and High-Risk Afghans to Safety
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—released the following statement today after the end of the United States’ military evacuation process in Afghanistan: “After twenty years of fighting that cost us thousands of lives and trillions of dollars, President Biden has finally
Merkley, Colleagues Ask President Biden to Assist in Evacuating High-Risk Afghan Partners in Collaboration with NGOs
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is working alongside nine members of the U.S House of Representatives to ask President Biden to assist in evacuating high-risk Afghan partners in collaboration with NGOs. Specifically, the lawmakers requested in a letter to President Biden that the administration ensure the evacuation
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