Merkley, Salinas Lead New Bill to Hold ICE, CBP Accountable for Abusing Americans’ Constitutional Rights
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced new legislation to hold U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) liable for violating individuals’ constitutional rights. The ICE and CBP Constitutional Accountability Act would make the federal government
Elfreth, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Partisan National Park Passes
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Vice Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the top Democrat overseeing funding for the National Park Service, introduced the Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act. The bill is straightforward legislation that would explicitly prohibit the National
CBO Tells Merkley: Trump’s Brazen National Guard Deployment to American Cities Has So Far Cost U.S. Taxpayers Upwards of $589 Million
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) told U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that President Donald Trump’s brazen decision to deploy National Guard personnel to U.S. cities, including Portland, has cost taxpayers upwards of $589 million to date. If these
Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Schrader Demand Postmaster General End Deliberate Slowdown of Mail Delivery
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader today demanded that U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy rescind his orders that have unacceptably slowed mail delivery across Oregon and the nation. In their letter to DeJoy, the Oregon lawmakers noted their
Merkley, Wyden, Announce $3 Million Investment to Create Jobs in Klamath Falls
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the Klamath Falls community will receive $3 million in federal funds to build an Apprenticeship and Industrial Trades Center—which is expected to create 166 jobs and generate $677,000 in private investment. “As we continue to grapple with the deepening
As Trump Confesses Plan to Cripple Mail Service to Corrupt November Election, Merkley, Wyden, and Colleagues Urge USPS to Fix Delays and Avoid Cost Increases for Election Mail
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with their colleagues in the Democratic Caucus, are urging U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to provide answers regarding reports of recent changes to long-standing practices at USPS that would result in increased delivery times and costs for election mail, and urged
Merkley Statement on Israel/UAE Relations and Annexation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after Israel, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that Israel and the UAE would establish formal diplomatic relations and Israel would halt planned annexations in the
Merkley, Braun Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Track Taxpayer-Funded Coronavirus Treatment and Vaccine Research
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is teaming up with U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) to announce the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act—legislation that would create a public database to show where taxpayer dollars dedicated to coronavirus treatment and vaccine research are going. Currently, this information is
Wyden, Merkley Will Introduce Legislation to Defend Property Owners’ Rights from Eminent Domain Claims for Natural Gas Pipelines
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they will introduce legislation that would strengthen the rights of landowners facing eminent domain claims from private companies exploiting public interest provisions to confiscate property for natural gas pipeline development. Both senators said their bills come in response to
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