Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Administration Immediately End Deportation Flights to Iran
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand Donald Trump immediately end deportation flights to Iran. Last month, reports confirmed that Trump resumed the deportation of dozens of Iranians, many of whom could be persecuted, tortured, or even executed if forced to
Rep. Salinas, Sen. Merkley Lead Letter Opposing ICE Detention Facilities in Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led Oregon’s Democratic Members of Congress and ten additional House Members in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Todd Lyons opposing any
Merkley, Wyden Announce More Than $92 million in Additional Funding for Critical Community Projects Across Oregon
Projects Dedicated to Improving Housing, Health Care, and Transportation & Infrastructure Improvements Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they secured more than $92 million in federal investments for essential community-initiated projects in nearly every Oregon county in the final funding package that recently
Wyden, Merkley: Federal Grants to Support “Stand Down” Events that Provide Services to Homeless Veterans
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that organizations in Coos, Curry, Klamath, Lake and Washington counties earned more than $17,000 in grants from the Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL VETS) to host events that provide supplies and services homeless veterans. “Oregonians
Merkley Heralds Historic Investments in America’s Working Families
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a member of the Senate Budget Committee—released the following statement today, after the Senate passage of a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation framework. This budget framework sets the stage for the Senate to pass transformative legislation this fall investing in children, families, and climate action: “For
Merkley Vows to Keep Up the Fight on Voting Rights Amid Repeated Republican Obstruction
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the lead sponsor of the For the People Act—issued the following statement today after every Republican senator voted once again to filibuster debate on the bill, in addition to separately blocking debate on the DISCLOSE Act and fair, independent redistricting commissions: “We have
Merkley Vows to Continue Fighting for Robust Reconciliation Bill Following Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today after the bipartisan infrastructure package cleared its final Senate vote: “People across Oregon, and Americans throughout the country, elected President Biden to put us on a new path: a path where investing in the American people and
Following IPCC Report Release, Merkley Sounds the Alarm on Climate
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, released the following statement today regarding the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) newly-release report: “Today’s IPCC report confirms what Oregonians—many of
Merkley Wins Committee Passage of Amendment to Enable VA Providers to Discuss Medical Cannabis With Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley successfully passed an amendment to the FY 2022 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that protects veterans’ ability to discuss with VA physicians the use of medical marijuana in states where it is legal. “We owe our veterans not