Republicans Again Block Merkley’s Push to Permanently Ban Pocket Rescissions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate considers bipartisan legislation to set funding for a portion of the federal government, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, offered an amendment to codify a permanent ban on pocket rescissions by prohibiting the President from sending Congress a
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Probe Collapse in IRS Investigations of Wealthy Tax Cheats Under Trump
Senators: IRS investigations into abusive tax schemes plummeted last year to lowest levels in the past decade Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand answers on how Republican funding clawbacks and DOGE staff cuts have gutted the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation
Markey, Merkley, Van Hollen, Wyden Urge Trump to Keep Longstanding Ban on South Korean Nuclear Enrichment, Reprocessing
Letter Text (PDF) Washington (January 30, 2026) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today wrote to President Trump urging the strongest possible non-proliferation measures in
As Nation Awaits Presidential Election Results, Merkley Calls for Every Vote to Be Counted
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement as the nation awaits the final results of the presidential race: “As impatient as we all are to know the results of this election, of first and most importance is that every vote is counted. Americans’ voices must
Merkley, Wyden Announce $3 Million Energy Investment in Umatilla County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) has received a $3 million federal loan to finance major energy efficiency upgrades that will reduce energy waste and cut costs for UEC members. The 20-year loan is being administered through the
Merkley, Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Put Politics Aside, End Plans to Withhold Funding for Critical Transportation Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today led Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) in pushing the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that Democratic-leaning cities will not be excluded from
Merkley, Wyden, Walden Announce Official Signing of Critical Fix to Help Klamath Irrigators
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representative Greg Walden (R-OR-2), today announced that a critically needed fix to the 2018 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)—which will provide relief to Klamath Basin irrigators who have been hard-hit by drought—has been signed into law. “Between
Merkley, Colleagues Call For Accountability Following Trump Administration’s Reckless Immigration Operation in Guatemala
Washington D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—teamed up with Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), Congresswoman Norma Torres (D-CA-35), and 39 other Democratic lawmakers in demanding that the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) take immediate action
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Press Nation’s Utility Companies to Cease Utility Shutoffs For the Duration of the COVID-19 Crisis
Washington D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH), to lead a group of their colleagues—including Senator Ron Wyden—in sending letters to the nation’s largest utility companies, urging the companies to suspend all utility shutoffs for the
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