Merkley Statement on 25th Anniversary of September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement in remembrance of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001: “I will never forget that day 25 years ago: the clear blue morning sky, the billowing black smoke, the clouds of white ash, and everywhere, the confusion and fear. Our
Merkley, Wyden Tout Nearly $10 Million For Oregon Tribes’ Affordable Housing Efforts
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding a combined nearly $9,917,680 to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and the Warm Springs Housing Authority to build more affordable housing
Merkley Statement on Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley – the lead Democrat on the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee which oversees federal funding for the Smithsonian Institution – released the following statement after the Institution announced Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III would be retiring after a five-decade career as a museum
Senators Merkley and Blunt Demand the Immediate Halt of any Internal Revenue Services (IRS) Programs Using American Taxpayers’ Biometric Data
Washington, D.C. – In a letter sent today to Internal Revenue Services (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Missouri’s U.S. Senator Roy Blunt demanded the IRS immediately discontinue any programs that collect, store, and use any type of biometric data to identify American taxpayers. The lawmakers’
Ahead of Opening Ceremonies, Merkley Releases Statement on Uyghur Genocide and Beijing Olympics
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), released the following statement today ahead of the Opening Ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing: “On the eve of the Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympics, it’s essential that
Merkley, Bowman Introduce Bill to End Legacy Admission Preferences at Colleges and Universities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16) today introduced the Fair College Admissions for Students Act to stop universities across the country from giving preferential treatment to children of alumni and donors and ensure equity in the admissions process. Merkley and Bowman’s
Wyden, Merkley: Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Earn $500,000 in Federal Broadband Funds
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians have earned $500,000 in federal funds for work on planning activities for broadband infrastructure connection, construction, and service deployment.
Merkley Bids Farewell to Senate Page
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley congratulates Katherine Parrish, a junior at Corvallis High School on the completion of her service as a Page to the United States Senate. Katherine came to the Senate in the Fall of 2021, serving in the first cohort of pages to return
On One-Year Anniversary of Coup, Merkley Urges U.S. to Recommit to Supporting Democracy and Human Rights in Burma
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a leading voice on supporting democracy and human rights in Burma—issued the following statement marking the one-year anniversary of the military coup in Burma: “A year ago, we were all shocked and heartbroken
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