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, Durbin, Peters Lead Amicus Brief Urging Circuit Court to Affirm the Critical Protections of Minors in Immigration Detention
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee led a group of 23 Senators in filing an
Merkley Joins Senate Probe of Trump’s Cuts to Child Care for Rural Families
“Trump vowed to lower costs for Americans, yet his administration’s actions…make this [child care crisis] worse.” Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined a group of Senators in announcing a new investigation into how the Trump Administration’s cuts to affordable child care programs are affecting rural families. The
Merkley Announces Start of Service Academy Nomination Process for Academies’ Class of 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has launched the process for nominating young Oregonians to the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and the United States Naval Academy for an appointment to the Class of 2026. “America
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Congressional Leadership to Include $700 Billion for Child Care in Infrastructure Package
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today with colleagues sent a letter to Congressional leadership urging them to include at least $700 billion over 10 years in direct spending on child care in the upcoming infrastructure package. “As the pandemic has made clear, child care is
Wyden, Merkley: $6.3 Million in Federal Funds to Salem Cherriots for Low Emission Vehicles
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the Salem Area Mass Transit District Project, also known as Cherriots, will receive a $6.3 million federal grant to buy or lease low- or no-emission buses and other transit vehicles. “Energy–efficient public transit systems that Oregonians need
Following For the People Act Vote, Merkley Hails Democrats’ Unified Vote to Defend Americans’ Freedom to Vote, Stop Billionaires from Buying Elections and Pledges Floor Fight Will Continue
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 voted to block debate on the bill in an initial procedural vote: “The ballot box is the pulsing heart of any healthy democracy, and we must stand
On Fifth Anniversary of Toxic Substances Control Reform Passage, Merkley Affirms Commitment to Strengthening Americans’ Protections from Toxic Chemicals
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who serves as Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee for Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight—released the following statement today in recognition of the fifth anniversary of landmark reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which
Senator Reverend Warnock, Lawmakers Introduce New Legislation to Secure Integrity of Local Elections
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), joined by his colleagues U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who chairs the Senate Rules Committee, as well as Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA), introduced new legislation that will ensure the integrity of local elections while also protecting the safety and security
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