Merkley Announces Rescheduled Eastern Oregon Town Halls May 1-3
Senator holding nine in-person conversations in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Wallowa, Union, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties Baker City, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he will hold nine in-person community conversations for Oregonians across eastern Oregon counties between Friday, May 1 and Sunday, May 3. The nine
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Fight Back Against Trump’s Executive Order Restricting Vote by Mail, Press USPS on Unconstitutional Executive Order
Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined over 30 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act (Absentee MVP Act). The bill would defend the right to vote by mail, uphold the integrity of our elections, and block President Trump’s illegal, unconstitutional executive order attacking mail and absentee ballots. “Oregonians know that vote by mail has been a cornerstone in holding secure, accessible, high-integrity elections for
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Forest Service Reorganization
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, led over 30 of his colleagues—including Senator Ron Wyden—in raising strong concerns about the reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “We write with
Merkley, Wyden to Oregon Health Authority: Help Is On The Way
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in partnership with American Medical Response, will supplement medical staff at six hospitals throughout Oregon in Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, and Deschutes counties. The counties were identified to have critical staffing
Wyden, Merkley Urge Biden Administration to Take Advantage of Options to Expedite Evacuation of Afghans
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined 27 of their colleagues in a letter urging the Biden administration to expedite efforts to evacuate Afghans at risk as the situation in Afghanistan deteriorates. In their letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary
Wyden, Merkley: Mt. Hood Community College to Receive $450,000 for Academic Services for Veterans
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) has earned a $450,000 grant to establish a Veterans Service Center, which would improve academic outcomes for student veterans. “Oregonians who have served this country deserve to have every opportunity to
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $22 Million to Protect Senior Living Facilities from COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that over $22 million has been allocated to the state of Oregon in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19 through senior living facilities and fund other protective measures against the virus. The grant will assist in
Merkley, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Issue Crucial Rohingya Genocide Determination
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—is leading a bipartisan group of 19 senators in urging the Biden administration to issue a Rohingya genocide determination. The senators’ letter marks the fourth anniversary of the genocidal persecution of the Rohingya people, and follows
Wyden, Merkley Urge Defense Department to Hold Public Hearing in Malheur County, Expand Public Comment Period on Proposed Increase of Low-level Training Flights into Owyhee Canyonlands
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week asked the Department of Defense to provide a public hearing in Malheur County on U.S. Air Force plans to expand low-level training flights into the Owyhee Canyonlands as well an additional 30 days for public comment on the
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