Merkley, Wyden Deliver Over $100 Million for Critical Community Projects Funding Across Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they secured over $100 million in federal investments for essential community-initiated projects in nearly every Oregon county in both Fiscal Year 2026 packages that recently cleared Congress. Both Merkley and Wyden hold a town hall in each Oregon county
Merkley, Whitehouse, Warren, Kaine Sound the Alarm Over Trump Administration’s Plan to End Affordable Student Loan Repayment Program
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Rhode Island’s U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Massachusetts’ U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Virginia’s U.S. Senator Tim Kaine today led their Senate colleagues to demand answers from U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon about the Trump Administration’s proposal to eliminate affordable student loan
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $2.1 Million Grant for Postsecondary Manufacturing Education at Central Oregon Community College
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that $2,187,923 in federal funding is coming to Central Oregon Community College to boost its manufacturing postsecondary education program, expanding the pipeline of skilled workers to meet the needs of local employers while supporting long-term regional economic growth.
Merkley, Bipartisan Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Condemn Rohingya Genocide, Provide Additional Support
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led a group of eight bipartisan colleagues today—the third anniversary of the brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military against the Rohingya Muslim minority—in a letter urging the Trump administration to take additional action to support the Rohingya community, to hold accountable
Merkley, Colleagues Demand Explanation from USDA on Diverting Funds from Program to Help Farmers who are People of Color, Immigrants, Veterans
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined colleagues in demanding an explanation and answers after learning that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is diverting funds from a program that supports producers from diverse backgrounds—including farmers who are people of color, immigrants, and veterans. In a bicameral letter to the USDA—which
Following Trump Administration Efforts to Undermine USPS, Merkley Inspects Portland Processing Facility to See Impacts Firsthand
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today inspected the large U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processing and distribution facility in Portland to investigate a number of issues around the ability of USPS to deliver ballots on time in November. Merkley met with local USPS management, and then with members of the Portland,
As DeJoy Testifies Before Congress, Merkley, Wyden Demand End to Policies Disenfranchising Servicemembers Abroad
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined 28 colleagues in writing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to raise concerns over the heightened impact of harmful United States Postal Service (USPS) policy and operational changes to servicemembers and their families. DeJoy is testifying before a Senate committee today and a
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Press for Accurate 2020 Census Count for Native Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with 17 of their Senate colleagues, are urging the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Census Bureau to honor their previously announced 2020 census completion date to ensure an accurate count for Indian Country and the Native Hawaiian
Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Unlawfully Detaining, Expelling Migrant Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is leading colleagues in demanding U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf immediately stop illegally detaining migrant children in hotel rooms in order to summarily expel them from the country. The senators are also demanding that Wolf report to
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