Merkley, Wicker, Kiggans, Bonamici, 150+ Lawmakers: Changes to Nursing Student Loans Threaten Profession
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Mississippi’s U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, along with U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), led a bipartisan group of over 150 lawmakers in calling for the U.S. Department of Education to not make changes to post-baccalaureate nursing degrees
Merkley Calls for No War with Iran
Washington, D.C. – Following President Trump’s unconstitutional strikes against Iran, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—issued the following statement: “The Constitution is clear: Congress has the power to declare war, not the president. “James Madison warned us: ‘the Executive is the branch of power most
Van Hollen, Merkley Press Lutnick for Answers on Epstein Ties
Letter follows Lutnick admission to Senator Van Hollen in Appropriations hearing that he lied about the extent and nature of his relationship with Epstein Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and Senator Jeff
Merkley, Leahy, Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Tackle Corruption, Human Rights Violations in Honduras
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, and Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Richard Durbin (D-IL) today led a group of eight lawmakers in introducing the Honduras Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Act of 2021—legislation that lays out a comprehensive framework for combating corruption, impunity, and human rights violations in
Following Grim Milestone of 500,000 American Coronavirus Deaths, Merkley Issues Statement Honoring Lives Lost
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after America passed 500,000 coronavirus deaths: “It is with heavy hearts that Americans across the country grapple with the reality that over 500,000 of our family members, friends, and community members have died because of this pandemic. Each
ICYMI: Following Dangerous Trump Acquittal, For the People Act Offers Reset and Recommitment to American Democracy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last Saturday 43 Republican senators voted to acquit Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial—despite a trove of irrefutable evidence that he incited the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and the fact that a majority of Americans supported convicting him. Now, instead of cleaning up the
Wyden, Merkley Unveil Plan to Establish 21st Century Conservation Corps, Invest in Wildfire Resiliency
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., a senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, today with Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., unveiled legislation to establish a 21st Century Conservation Corps. The 21st Century Conservation Corps Act, originally introduced in July 2020, would provide critical funds to support a natural
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $7.5 Million in Emergency Resources to Assist with Vaccine Distribution in Benton, Josephine Counties
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that over $7.5 million of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding is headed to Benton and Josephine counties to boost the distribution of coronavirus vaccines to Oregonians. “One of the most important things we need to be
WYDEN, MERKLEY, SENATORS PROPOSE BILL TO REDUCE POLICE VIOLENCE DURING MENTAL HEALTH CRISES
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and seven other senators including U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today proposed a bill to help states adopt mobile crisis response teams that can be dispatched when a person is experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder (SUD) crisis
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