Wyden, Merkley, Warren, Schumer, Democrats Publish Report Revealing Trump, Republicans Stripped Health Care Access, Raised Costs for Americans With “Defund” Planned Parenthood Provision
In six months since Trump and Republicans “defunded” Planned Parenthood, breast exam visits fell by 25% compared to the same period in a previous year, delaying detection and life-saving preventive care Text of Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Elizabeth
Merkley, Padilla Lead Senate Colleagues to Urge Education Department’s Timely Execution of Federal Education Programs for Agricultural Farmworker Students
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and California’s U.S. Senator Alex Padilla today led a group of Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely delivery of federal funds for the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), which
Wyden, Merkley, Senate Democrats Unveil Plans to Lower Health Costs Amid Trump’s Broken Promises to Americans
Amid Republican Attacks on Health Care That Raised Premiums and Worsened Coverage, Senate Democrats Offer Path to the Next Generation of Health Reforms to Benefit American Families Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and eleven Senate Democrats – including Senator
ICYMI: On the Heels of Florida’s New Voter Suppression Law, Senate Rules Committee Takes Up Historic For the People Markup
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, the Senate Rules Committee—which includes For the People Act lead sponsor U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, and whose Chairwoman, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, is co-leading the legislation—will mark up the urgently needed democracy restoration bill. The committee markup comes just days after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis became the
Wyden, Merkley: Eugene Water and Electric Board to Receive More than $1 Million for Crucial Updates
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) has earned a $1.14 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to harden the power grid in areas that were devastated in recent years by ice storms
Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici Continue to Advocate for Tongue Point Job Corps Center with Department of Labor
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), today wrote to the Department of Labor (DOL) to follow up on a number of areas of concern among the North Coast community regarding the operations of the Tongue Point Job Corps
Merkley, Colleagues Call on Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson to Expand Access to COVID-19 Vaccines Across the Globe
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined his colleagues in sending letters to Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson requesting information on their plans to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine manufacturing capacity across the globe. Their request comes as India faces a humanitarian and public health crisis, with over
Merkley, Wyden Push to Expand Smith River National Recreation Area to Include Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they will be introducing legislation to expand the Smith River National Recreation Area by 58,000 acres, which would protect the diverse ecosystems of the rivers, streams, and adjacent lands of the North Fork Smith River watershed, and
In Bipartisan Push, Merkley, Cassidy Urge Biden Administration to Support Disaster Relief for Communities Recovering from Wildfires, Other Natural Disasters
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee—is teaming up with U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to urge the Biden administration to support a supplemental disaster appropriations effort to direct urgently needed federal resources to communities throughout America that are struggling to recover from