Press Releases

Sens. Schiff and Merkley Demand Extension of Ethics Guardrails on Trump EPA Chemical Appointees, End to Conflicts of Interest 

Senators urge Trump appointees to end all communication with their previous chemical industry employers to ensure the agency is serving the American people instead of private corporate interests Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), member of EPW Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Chemical

Merkley Announces Additional Oregon Town Halls April 2-4

Senator holding seven in-person conversations in Gilliam, Sherman, Klamath, Lake, Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties Bend, OR. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold seven in-person town halls for Oregonians in Gilliam, Sherman, Klamath, Lake, Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties between Thursday, April 2 and Saturday,

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 Leads Colleagues in Pushing Congressional Leaders on Size, Scope, and Speed of Federal Infrastructure Investments To Ensure Effective, Equitable Recovery

Washington, D.C. – As Republican senators continue to lowball President Biden’s ambitious infrastructure investment plans, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—along with U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Bernard Sanders (I-VT)—are pushing congressional leaders to deliver a

Wyden, Merkley: Almost $7 Million in AmeriCorps Funding Coming to Oregon

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that four organizations in Oregon will receive about $6.95 million in funding from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and community volunteerism. “AmeriCorps volunteers build stronger communities and earn experience that often inspires a lifetime of

ICYMI: As Republican Party Doubles Down on ‘Big Lie’ and Voter Suppression, the For the People Act Remains Popular Among Super-Majority of Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This month, House Republicans ousted Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY-AL) from her Party Conference Chair position for refusing to embrace Donald Trump’s election fraud lies, while state GOP officials—from Texas to Ohio—continued to double down on sweeping bills to hinder their citizens’ ability to vote. These moves are grave

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