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
Peters, Collins, Ossoff, Merkley Reintroduce Bipartisan SWAT Act to Target Invasive Insect Hurting Fruit Growers
Bill Would Fund Mitigation and Research on Spotted Wing Drosophila Which Continue to Threaten Cherry, Blueberry, and Other Fruit Crops Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to combat the spread of spotted wing drosophila
Markey, Merkley, Senate Colleagues Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Treatment of Unaccompanied Children
Recent events demonstrate Trump administration’s deliberate attempts to target unaccompanied minors Letter Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today led a group of nine lawmakers in writing to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of Health and
Wyden, Merkley Announce $5.4 Million American Rescue Plan Investment in Head Start for Oregon
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced $5.4 million in Head Start funding going to Oregon from the American Rescue Plan. “Head Start programs give low-income kids in Oregon and nationwide a leg up, preparing them to excel in school,” Wyden said. “It’s critical to
Merkley Applauds Biden Administration Decision to Give Wildland Firefighters A Raise
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service—released the following statement today, after the Biden administration announced higher wages and new incentives for wildland firefighters: “Last year alone, over one million acres
Merkley, Colleagues Urge State Department to Monitor Honduras Trial of David Castillo and Seek Justice for Berta Cáceres
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, alongside 34 of his colleagues, is urging the Department of State to closely monitor the ongoing trial of DESA hydroelectric company CEO and former military intelligence officer David Castillo, who is on trial in Honduras for the murder of environmental activist Berta
Merkley Continues Housing Advocacy By Introducing Affordable HOME Act, Laying Out Comprehensive Strategy to Increase Housing Access, Affordability
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who was previously the director of Portland Habitat for Humanity—has introduced the Affordable Housing Opportunities Made Equitable (HOME) Act, comprehensive legislation to tackle the urgent affordable housing crisis that is threatening families across Oregon and throughout America. The introduction comes as the gap
Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Perpetrators of Global Violence against LGBTI Communities
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with colleagues reintroduced legislation that would impose sanctions on foreign individuals responsible for human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI individuals abroad. “No one should face persecution because of who they love or how they identify,” Wyden
Wyden, Merkley Unveil Key Legislation to Make Historic Investment in Care Economy
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have introduced legislation with colleagues that would make a historic investment in home– and community-based services by expanding access to quality home care services, making it easier for families to navigate the process of making a long-term
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