Merkley Applauds Senate Passage of Housing Provisions to Crack Down on Hedge Fund Control of American Homes
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a long-time champion of kicking hedge funds out of the housing market—released the following statement after the Senate passed sweeping housing legislation that includes the first-ever limits on institutional investors purchasing single-family homes: “Housing in our communities should be homes for families, not profit centers
Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from Defense Department on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today pressed the Department of Defense to provide answers to the American people regarding the airstrikes on a school and civilian casualties in Iran. Trump’s Defense Department airstrikes on a girls’ elementary school reportedly killed 168 people – mostly children –
Wyden, Merkley, Crapo Call on Trump to Prioritize Opening Japanese Market to U.S. Potatoes
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Jeff Merkley, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, with Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today asked Donald Trump to prioritize gaining market access for U.S. fresh potatoes during Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Extend Tribal Broadband Application Deadline
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley—the Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the U.S. Department of the Interior—and Ron Wyden joined their colleagues in introducing the Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021, legislation to expand the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC’s) 2.5 GHz Rural Tribal Priority Window. This bill
Senators Markey, Wyden, and Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Defend Fundamental Human Rights in Turkey
Washington (April 29, 2021) – Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass,), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced the reintroduction of the Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2021. This legislation condemns human rights abuses carried out by the Government of Turkey, which intensified after a 2016 coup attempt. The
Merkley, Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Request Review of Federal Wildland Firefighter Workforce
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with a bipartisan group of colleagues this week in sending a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting an assessment of hiring and retention of federal firefighters at five agencies responsible for wildland fire management. “As the fire season
Senate Passes Wyden and Merkley’s Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today passed a water infrastructure package that includes legislation by U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley to improve water quality and services for tribal communities in Oregon and nationwide. The Wyden and Merkley provisions passed today will authorize $250 million for tribal water
Merkley, Romney Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Long-Term Health of Saline Ecosystems
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley teamed up with U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today to introduce their Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act—bipartisan legislation to facilitate an integrated regional assessment of saline lake ecosystems that would fill a critical data gap that has
Merkley, Jayapal, Booker, Markey, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Protect Families’ Freedom, Human Right to Not Be Traumatized
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today teamed up with U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) and U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Senator Wyden (D-OR) to introduce the Freedom for Families Act, which would ensure that no child or family is threatened by detention, separation, or emotional
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