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
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, 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
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
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