Press Releases

Merkley, Watson Coleman, Murkowski, Rutherford Team Up for Bipartisan Effort to Combat Opioid Overdoses in the Workplace

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Congressman John Rutherford (R-FL-05) partnered together on bipartisan legislation to help tackle rising rates of opioid overdoses with increased access to overdose reversal medications like naloxone. The Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK)

Merkley Denounces Unjust Sentencing of Hong Kong Democracy Advocate Jimmy Lai

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—issued this statement following the sentencing of Jimmy Lai, an entrepreneur and democracy advocate in Hong Kong who has been imprisoned since 2020 under

Wyden, Merkley Resolution Honoring Beverly Cleary Passes Senate

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today passed a resolution by Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley honoring Oregon-born author Beverly Cleary for her timeless impact on children’s literature with Ramona, Beezus, Henry and many other memorable characters she brought to life for young readers with her books set in

As White House Prepares Health Care Push, Merkley, Welch Introduce Bill to End Prescription Drugs Price Gouging, Help Ensure Americans Can Get the Medicines They Need

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Peter Welch (D-VT-AL) today introduced the End Price Gouging for Medications Act. This bicameral legislation would ensure that Americans do not pay more for prescription drugs than people do in other wealthy countries—helping to address a top concern among Americans.

Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Clean Commute for Kids Act

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today co-sponsored legislation that would protect children’s health by investing $25 billion to replace existing diesel buses in the nation’s school bus fleet with zero-emission vehicles. “Children riding a school bus throughout Oregon and nationwide should not be forced

Wyden, Merkley Join Colleagues to Reintroduce Green New Deal Resolution

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they joined colleagues to reintroduce the Green New Deal Resolution (GND), legislation that would address the existential challenge of climate change and create millions of good, high-wage jobs in the process. “Oregonians enduring longer wildfire seasons along

Merkley, Schakowsky, Jayapal and Rush Reintroduce Resolution Recognizing Children’s Fundamental Rights and Need for Climate Recovery Planning on Earth Day

WASHINGTON, DC – Today on Earth Day, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Congressman Bobby L. Rush (IL-01), reintroduced a concurrent resolution in the Senate and House of Representatives to protect the fundamental rights of the nation’s children given today’s climate crisis. Eight

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