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
Merkley, Daines Urge Colleagues to Build Pathway Forward for Bipartisan Legislation To Ensure that Legal Cannabis Businesses Can Access Crucial Financial Services
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) are urging the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee to schedule a markup for the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Merkley and Daines
Merkley, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Ban Government Use of Facial Recognition, Other Biometric Technology
Washington D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led a group of eight lawmakers—including U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)—this week in introducing bicameral legislation to end government use of biometric technology such as facial recognition tools. The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act responds to reports that hundreds of local, state, and
Merkley, Inhofe Lead Bipartisan Effort to Urge Colleagues to Include Robust Funding for the Economic Development Administration in the Next Appropriations Bill
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) today to lead a bipartisan group of 39 senators in urging the Appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to include robust funding for the EDA in fiscal year 2022 appropriations
Merkley, Wyden Announce $28.7 Million in Federal Funding for TriMet’s Red Line Extension, Bus Rapid Transit Projects
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) is receiving $28.7 million in combined federal funding for its MAX Red Line extension and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects. The MAX Red Line extension project aims to
Merkley, Lofgren, Matsui Introduce Legislation to Give Individuals an Opportunity to Invest in Building America’s Clean-Energy Future
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) and Doris Matsui (CA-06) introduced H.R. 3886, the Clean Energy Victory Bonds Act of 2021, bicameral legislation to give individuals the opportunity to buy Clean Energy Victory Bonds and help build America’s clean-energy future. Modeled after
Wyden, Merkley Urge SBA to Speed Up Relief to Struggling Live Event Venues
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged the Small Business Administration (SBA) to disburse Shuttered Venue Operator Grant funding to struggling live entertainment venues in Oregon and nationwide as soon as possible, noting that the Save Our Stages Act was signed into law more than
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