Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill
Report: “Costly Consequences: How the Trump Administration Unleashed Private Student Loan Lenders” (PDF) Responses from: Citizens | College Ave | Navient | Nelnet | Sallie Mae | SoFi Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senators in releasing a new report of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the
Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Reports of Trump Family Bribe from UAE Officials
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to reporting that a company backed by
Oregon Lawmakers Demand Homeland Security Withdraw its Federal Agents from Portland After They Tear-Gassed Oregonians
Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Bynum and Dexter: “Attacking our communities is not law enforcement: it is a blatant suppression of people’s constitutional rights.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today led a letter with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine
Wyden, Merkley: Eugene Airport to Receive $5.5 Million Federal Grant
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the city of Eugene will receive a $5.5 million federal grant to help rebuild the runway as well as make lighting and taxiway improvements at Mahlon Sweet Field. “Eugene’s airport plays a huge role for Oregonians needing
Merkley Introduces Pair of Bills to Help Local Governments, Families Cut Their Energy Bills, Emissions
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced both the Community Energy Savings Program (CESP) Act—legislation to provide low-interest financing to consumers who want to make energy efficiency, renewable energy, or energy storage upgrades to their homes—and legislation to reauthorize the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program,
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $1.6 Million in Federal Investments in Mass Wood Products
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that $1,611,351 in federal funds to support mass wood product production and affordable housing construction are headed to Oregon through a program Merkley spearheaded in 2018. “We have been working to establish Oregon as a hub for mass timber products,
Merkley, Wicker, Johnson, Joyce Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution to Recognize National Nurses Week
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) teamed up with U.S. Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX-30) and David Joyce (R-OH-14) to introduce a bicameral resolution marking National Nurses Week, in recognition of the invaluable contributions made by nurses across America long before, and
Wyden, Merkley: Oregon Communities Will Receive Nearly $13 Million For Emergency Housing Vouchers
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that 31 Oregon counties and cities will receive about $12.8 million in federal resources from the American Rescue Plan to provide emergency housing vouchers for individuals and families who are homeless; at risk of homelessness; fleeing, or trying
Klobuchar and Merkley Statements on For the People Act Markup
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Chairwoman of the Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections and campaign finance law, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), sponsor of the For the People Act, issued the following statements on the markup of the legislation, which would strengthen democracy, make it easier to