Merkley, Whitehouse, Warren, Kaine Sound the Alarm Over Trump Administration’s Plan to End Affordable Student Loan Repayment Program
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Rhode Island’s U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Massachusetts’ U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Virginia’s U.S. Senator Tim Kaine today led their Senate colleagues to demand answers from U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon about the Trump Administration’s proposal to eliminate affordable student loan
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $2.1 Million Grant for Postsecondary Manufacturing Education at Central Oregon Community College
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that $2,187,923 in federal funding is coming to Central Oregon Community College to boost its manufacturing postsecondary education program, expanding the pipeline of skilled workers to meet the needs of local employers while supporting long-term regional economic growth.
Merkley, Underwood Honor 130th Anniversary of the American Nurses Association
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) introduced a bicameral resolution recognizing 2026 as ‘‘The Year of The Power of Nurses’’ in celebration of the 130th anniversary of the American Nurses Association. (ANA). “Our nurses make the world better, one bedside at a
Wyden, Merkley: Oregon Receiving More Than $4.6 Million in Federal COVID-19 Health Grants
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Tribal organizations in Oregon and the state Health Authority will receive a combined $4.66 million in federal COVID-19 for mental health and substance abuse treatment. “The mental health impacts from COVID-19 have been profound with isolation, substance
Merkley Applauds President Biden’s Move to Halt Keystone XL Pipeline Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who serves on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is a member of the Senate Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and the Senate Environmental Justice Caucus, and wrote the Keep It In the Ground Act to end fossil fuel extraction from
Merkley Celebrates Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today following the historic inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris: “In the midst of one of the darkest winters in American history, today is cause for celebration and resolve. Today, our nation begins the
Wyden, Merkley: Cascade Locks Earns $2.4 Million Federal Infrastructure Investment
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the city of Cascade Locks has earned a$2.4 million federal investment to make power supply infrastructure improvements that will help support business growth in Hood River County. The news follows a letter to the federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) from Wyden
Merkley Legislation to Renew Democracy, Take Big Money Out of Politics Will Be First Bill for New Majority
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and incoming Chair of the Senate Rules Committee Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today announced that the Senate Democratic majority’s first bill in the new Congress will be Merkley’s For the People Act, comprehensive legislation to strengthen and
Merkley Emphasizes Importance of State Department Move to Recognize China’s Genocidal Actions Against Uyghurs, Other Muslim Minorities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—released the following statement today after the U.S. State Department finally recognized China’s genocidal behavior in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Merkley had previously urged the State Department to
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