Merkley, Wyden Lead the Charge to Limit DHS’ Use of Facial Recognition Technology Amid Trump’s Rapidly Growing Surveillance State
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they introduced the ICE Out of Our Faces Act. The bicameral legislation would rein in the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), banning agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs
Merkley, Senate and House Lawmakers: Trump Administration Risking a New Arms Race with Failure to Renew Nuclear Treaty with Russia
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—co-chair of the Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—led his Senate and House colleagues in raising urgent concerns about the expiration this week of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
Klobuchar, Heinrich, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns About National Trail Program
WASHINGTON – Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies are
Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Legislation to Guarantee Equal Access to Abortion Everywhere in the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined colleagues in supporting legislation that would guarantee equal access to abortion everywhere in the United States. “Reproductive rights are human rights,” said Wyden, who recently introduced a bill to ensure access to abortion regardless of
Wyden, Merkley: More Than $800,000 to go to Oregon Small Businesses Developing Novel Clean Energy and Climate Solutions
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that four Oregon companies will receive critical seed funding totaling more than $800,000 from the Department of Energy to pursue projects in clean energy technologies and climate solutions. “Small businesses are the lifeblood of Oregon’s economy, supporting jobs
Wyden, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Investigate and Hold Police Officers and Departments Accountable for Discriminatory Practices
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined colleagues to reintroduce legislation that would strengthen the ability of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) and state governments to investigate police departments with a pattern or practice of unconstitutional and discriminatory behavior. During the
Wyden, Merkley Join Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined all 50 Senate Democrats to introduce a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. The resolution highlights the contributions LGBTQ individuals have made to American society, notes several major milestones in the fight
VIDEO RELEASE: Merkley Underscores Importance of Climate, Environmental Justice, and EPA Rebuilding in Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing With EPA Administrator Regan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who serves as the chairman of the Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee—convened an appropriations hearing to discuss the crucial need to provide the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the robust FY22 funding it requires to tackle America’s urgent
Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill to Protect U.S. From Risk of New Coronavirus Strains By Defeating Virus Abroad
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi and Pramila Jayapal and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), have introduced the bicameral ifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act, legislation that would dramatically expand the nation’s international coronavirus prevention and vaccination efforts to
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