Merkley Investigates Chemical Industry Insiders Taking Over Critical EPA Chemical Safety Office
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) subcommittee overseeing environmental justice, chemical safety, and waste management—today sent an oversight letter following reports of former chemical industry lobbyists filling key positions at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Chemical
Merkley, Klobuchar Launch New Effort to Ban Federal Elected Officials Profiting from Prediction Markets
Effort comes after reports of individuals suspiciously earning massive payouts before Iran Strikes, Venezuela Military Actions Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Minnesota’s U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar launched a new effort to prevent government officials at the highest levels from engaging in prediction markets, cracking down
Merkley: Senate Refuses to Stop Unauthorized War with Iran
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—released the following statement after the Senate voted to block U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)’s War Powers Resolutionaimed at stopping the unauthorized U.S.-Israel war in Iran: “The Trump Administration has repeatedly misled the American people about its plans for war against
Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Let Every American Choose Medicare
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) today to lead nine of their colleagues in introducing the Choose Medicare Act, legislation that would give every individual who is not already eligible for Medicaid or Medicare the opportunity
Merkley Supports President Biden’s Withdrawal of American Troops From Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today, following President Biden’s announcement that all American troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021: “I strongly support President Biden’s decision to work in concert with our
Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Bill to Establish National Paid Sick Days Policy
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are co-sponsoring the Healthy Families Act, paid sick days legislation that would help keep workers, communities and the economy in Oregon and nationwide healthy. “The COVID-19 pandemic has both magnified and spotlighted the long-standing need to fix a
Wyden and Merkley: FEMA Will Now Provide Financial for COVID-19 Funeral Costs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that FEMA is providing financial assistance for eligible COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020 in Oregon and nationwide. “The COVID-19 global pandemic has left thousands of families throughout our state and country shouldering the financial
Merkley, Wyden, Bentz Announce Relief for Klamath Basin Irrigators, Klamath Tribes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, with Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2), today announced that irrigators on the Klamath Reclamation Project will receive $15 million in immediate aid and Klamath Basin tribes will receive $3 million in technical assistance, and that another $10 million will be
Merkley, Huffman Lead Charge to Get the Federal Government out of the Fossil Fuel Business
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-2) are leading a bicameral group of 21 lawmakers in introducing the Keep It in the Ground Act—urgent legislation to stop new fossil fuel leases and put an end to nonproducing leases for extraction of coal, oil, gas, oil
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