Wicker, Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring the 125th Anniversary of Army Nurse Corps
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Representatives David Joyce, R-Ohio., and Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., today introduced a resolution honoring the 125th anniversary of the Army Nurse Corps. The Army Nurse Corps was established on February 2, 1901, marking the entry of the first
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Expand Mental Health Care Workforce
Recent data from HHS highlights that more than half of all Americans live in a region lacking enough mental health professionals Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said that they are introducing a bill that would bolster the behavioral and mental health care workforce by
Luján, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Stop Grocery Price Gouging and Lower Costs for Americans
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2026, legislation that bans corporations from leveraging new technologies to increase grocery prices for
Merkley Announces New Post as Chair of Appropriations Subcommittee that Funds Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency, and Forest Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that he will serve as the Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the U.S. Department of Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Forest Service. “Last year’s unprecedented wildfire season serves as another haunting reminder that the
Merkley, Wyden Announce $1 Million in Federal Funding to Repair Detroit Water System Destroyed by Wildfire
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the City of Detroit is receiving a $1 million grant to support the rebuilding of the city’s water system, which was destroyed by the Lionshead Fire in September 2020, during the state’s unprecedented wildfire season. “When I went
As Trial Begins, Merkley Emphasizes Importance of Accountability and Putting Partisanship Aside
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today, as the Senate began its second impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump: “The January 6 attack on the United States Capitol resulted in the deaths of five Americans, injured scores more, and put hundreds of lives at
U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, Jeff Merkley and Representative Gwen Moore Introduce Legislation to Diversify the Perinatal Workforce and Improve Access to Maternity Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with U.S. Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) today introduced legislation to improve access to maternity care and grow and diversify the perinatal health workforce. The
Merkley Leads Colleagues in Legislative Push to Bring Transparency to Presidential Pardons
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) today to introduce the Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021—legislation that would require all current and future presidents to provide the American people with critical information about any
ICYMI: Momentum Builds For S.1, the For the People Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 19, 2021, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to announce that the new Senate Majority will designate the For the People Act—groundbreaking anti-corruption legislation that—as S.1. This groundbreaking anti-corruption and voting rights legislation would restore
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