Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from Defense Department on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today pressed the Department of Defense to provide answers to the American people regarding the airstrikes on a school and civilian casualties in Iran. Trump’s Defense Department airstrikes on a girls’ elementary school reportedly killed 168 people – mostly children –
Wyden, Merkley, Crapo Call on Trump to Prioritize Opening Japanese Market to U.S. Potatoes
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Jeff Merkley, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, with Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today asked Donald Trump to prioritize gaining market access for U.S. fresh potatoes during Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s
Merkley, Murkowski, Luján, Durbin Push for Audit of DOJ’s Practices in Redacting Epstein Files
Law Prohibited Redactions Based on Reputational Harm or Political Sensitivity Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) called for an independent audit and report to Congress about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) practices in redacting information of
Wyden, Merkley: More than $465,000 to Go to Rural Firefighters and First Responders
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon fire districts have earned a combined more than $465,000 in federal Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). “Every day, firefighters in local fire districts—both union and volunteer—put their lives on the line to protect our communities in
Merkley Issues Statement on Gut-Wrenching Conditions in Afghanistan
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—released the following statement today regarding the ongoing situation in Afghanistan: “At the onset, our original mission in Afghanistan was clear and attainable: stamping out the Al Qaeda training camps, and holding perpetrators of the horrific
Merkley Brings Infrastructure Week to Oregon
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley next week will bring “Infrastructure Week” to Oregon—traveling the state to highlight needed infrastructure investments that will be funded in the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the budget reconciliation framework that passed the Senate this week. “The bipartisan infrastructure deal is a crucial
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
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