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
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
Wyden, Merkley: Hermiston Playground to Receive $250,000 Federal Grant to Rebuild after Fire
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that a Hermiston playground destroyed by fire in 2019 will receive $250,000 in federal funds to rebuild. “Oregonians prove time and again their resilience and commitment in the face of adversity, and these federal dollars are greatly
Merkley, Booker, Baldwin Announce Senate Introduction of Landmark, Urgently Needed LGBTQ Rights Bill
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today to announced the upcoming Senate introduction of the Equality Act—historic, comprehensive legislation to ban discrimination against LGBTQ Americans, just as religious, racial, and ethnic discrimination are illegal everywhere in the
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