Merkley, Schiff, Underwood Lead Push to Increase Nursing Education and Workforce Support
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, California’s U.S. Senator Adam Schiff, and Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) introduced the bicameral Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act. In an effort to address nursing workforce shortages around the country, the FAAN Act would authorize grants to increase the number
Van Hollen, Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Aid Workers in Conflict Zones
WASHINGTON – Today, on Human Rights Day, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation to protect humanitarian aid workers operating in conflict zones. The lawmakers’ legislation, the Commitment to Aid Workers Act, would strengthen U.S. efforts to safeguard those who risk their
Senate Republicans Block Merkley’s Bill to Prevent War with Venezuela
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of his Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act of 2025, which would block federal funds from being used for military actions in Venezuela: “As the Constitution so clearly says, Congress has the power
Merkley, Colleagues Call on Trump’s Justice Department to Stop Plans to Rebrand Purdue Pharma as a Public Benefit Corporation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the settlement agreement announced between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Purdue Pharma (Purdue), Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and 14 of his colleagues are calling on Attorney General William Barr to stop his Department’s plan to have Purdue’s Oxycontin business transformed and preserved as
Merkley Unveils Ag Bill with Tens of Millions of Dollars in Key Investments, Policy Guidance for Wide Variety of Oregon Agriculture Priorities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who serves as the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on agriculture—today announced that he has won support in the Senate agricultural spending bill for a wide variety of agriculture, housing, food assistance, and rural business priorities that will benefit Oregon’s farms and
Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $600,000 in Federal Funding for Partnership Including Sustainable Indoor Agriculture Research Center in Oregon
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that nearly $600,000 in federal funds are headed to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy and Oregon-based Resource Innovation Institute to support sustainable indoor agriculture research. The funding is being administered by the U.S. Department of
As Supreme Court Hears California v. Texas Oral Arguments, Merkley Warns Of Consequences if GOP Convinces Court to Overturn the ACA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today, as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the California v. Texas case—the lawsuit backed by Trump and Republican lawmakers to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare: “Repeated attempts by Donald Trump and his
Merkley Applauds Biden Victory, Calls for Americans to Keep Up the Fight to Help Working Families and Revive American Democracy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after former Vice President Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in the presidential race: “American voters have rendered their judgment: Donald Trump, you’re fired! “President Trump failed our nation in many ways. He failed to lead a national
Merkley, Wyden Announce $3.2 Million in Federal Investments to Help Agricultural Producers in Oregon Develop, Market New Innovations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development is allocating $3.2 million among 15 agricultural producers in Oregon, helping businesses develop and market new products. “Agricultural innovation has long played an essential role to the vitality
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