Sheehy, Merkley Introduce Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the bipartisan Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to provide Air Traffic Controllers more tools and training to keep American airspace safe. “America is the birthplace of aviation, and our hardworking air traffic controllers deserve the tools and
Hawley, Merkley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Wall Street from Buying Single-Family Homes
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Homes for American Families Act and an update of the HOPE for Homeownership Act, a comprehensive package to prohibit large institutional investors from buying up single-family homes. Their legislation is a response to the homeownership crisis in America, which has been exacerbated
Merkley Condemns Hong Kong Court Sentencing Pro-Democracy Advocate’s Father
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—issued a statement following the sentencing of Kwok Yin-sang, the father of U.S.-based activist Anna Kwok, who was put on trial in Hong Kong
Merkley, Wyden, Walden Announce House Passage 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, today announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a critically needed fix to the 2018 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) that will provide relief to Klamath Basin irrigators who have been hard-hit by drought.
Wyden, Merkley: Warm Springs Community Action Team Secures Federal Grant for Small Business Development
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the Warm Springs Community Action Team has earned a $354,558 federal grant for its small business acceleration project. “Tribal communities in Oregon are working hard to generate jobs in the face of challenges that include longstanding injustices and
Merkley, Colleagues Blast Trump Administration For Failing to Protect Workers From Coronavirus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with 21 of his colleagues, is urging U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Eugene Scalia to implement the mission of the department he was entrusted with to assure worker safety and health by taking immediate, strong action to protect workers from coronavirus exposure, illness, and death on the job. In
Wyden, Merkley Announce $150 Million for Low-Income Students Across Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced schools across Oregon will receive over $150 million in federal support to better educate low-income students. “As schools grapple with serving a quality education to their students in the middle of a global pandemic, it’s unfortunately become even easier
Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Unemployed Workers’ Health Insurance During Coronavirus Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with 14 Senate Democrats, has introduced the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act, a bill that would protect millions of unemployed or furloughed workers from losing their health insurance by enabling them to access subsidized COBRA coverage and keep their insurance. The
Merkley, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Support the Belarusian People Amid Lukashenko’s Authoritarian Crackdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is urging the Trump administration to take a number of critical steps—including declaring the August 9, 2020 presidential election in Belarus as falsified and illegitimate—to support the Belarusian people and the democratic future of
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