Merkley Celebrates Senate Passage of His Bipartisan Bill to Wipe Out Non-Flushables from Wastewater Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced that his bipartisan Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act unanimously passed the Senate. Merkley leads the WIPPES Act with Maine’s U.S. Senator Susan Collins. The WIPPES Act would address health, ecosystem, and wastewater infrastructure concerns caused by the flushing of non-flushable wipes.
Merkley Launches Investigation into Private Equity Ownership of Child Care Centers
Investigation Seeks to Determine if Private Equity Ownership in the Child Care Industry is Prioritizing Investor Profits Over the Health, Safety, and Welfare of Children Washington, D.C. — To address the growing concern over the role private equity is playing in the child care industry, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR),
Merkley Announces More Oregon Town Halls
Senator holding nine in-person conversations in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties between March 30-April 1 Baker City, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he will continue his town halls with in-person community conversations across eastern Oregon counties from Monday, March 30th through
Van Hollen, Kaine, Murphy, Merkley, and Colleagues Urge Blinken to Take Immediate Steps to Address the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led a letter with over a dozen of their Senate colleagues urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to immediately take steps to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In their
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $500,000 in Federal Investments in the Arts Across Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that $536,100 in National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) funding is headed to 22 schools, organizations, and museums in Oregon dedicated to art, dance, and music. “During the pain, uncertainty, and anxiety of this past year, many
Merkley Welcomes President Biden’s FY22 Budget, Applauds Robust Funding for Tribal Communities and Forest Resiliency, Environmental Justice, and Climate Initiatives
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the Chairman of the Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, today welcomed President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget request for critical programs affecting climate change, forest health, conservation, environmental justice and tribal communities. “If we’re going to recover from the
Wyden, Merkley Join Colleagues to Introduce Resolution Marking May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have introduced a resolution marking May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The resolution highlights the contributions to our country by generations of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. “This month, we celebrate the heritage,
VIDEO RELEASE: Merkley Emphasizes Role of Forest Management in Repairing America’s Infrastructure in Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing With U.S. Forest Service Chief
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following several of the most catastrophic wildfire seasons on record, 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 make the case for substantial investments to promote forest resilience for climate change and
Merkley, Murkowski, Booker Applaud Bipartisan Committee Passage of Legislation to Expand Breastfeeding Protections at Work
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today applauded the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee passage of the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act, which would provide private space and time for new moms
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