Wyden, Merkley Call on Supreme Court to Protect Birthright Citizenship Against Trump’s Unconstitutional Attacks
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined 27 colleagues in calling on the Supreme Court to protect birthright citizenship by striking down Donald Trump’s unconstitutional attempts to roll back a 150-year-old precedent. “Children born in this country have only called the United States their home,
Merkley Demands Independent Probe of Funds Used by ICE, CBP to Carry Out Trump’s Cruel Immigration Enforcement
DHS Yet to Provide Clear Accounting for Nearly $170 Million from Trump’s Big, Ugly Betrayal Appropriated for Immigration Enforcement Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, led 20 of his Senate colleagues in calling on the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Senate Democrats Introduce The American Homeownership Act To Stop Wall Street’s Housing Grab and Get Homes Back into the Hands of Families
Bill ends tax breaks and housing benefits for Wall Street, corporate landlords and reinvests the savings into building new housing and helping Americans achieve homeownership Bill Text | Fact Sheet Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.),
Bonamici, Oregon Members Call for Immediate Housing Aid for Evacuees Displaced by Oregon Wildfires
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Peter DeFazio, Greg Walden, Earl Blumenauer, and Kurt Schrader called on FEMA to provide additional, immediate housing aid to protect the health and safety of the thousands of people displaced by the Oregon wildfires, and to secure housing stability
Oregon Delegation Pushes Federal Agencies to Allocate Crew Chiefs Needed to Deploy Additional National Guard Firefighters
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Greg Walden, Kurt Schrader and Suzanne Bonamici, today pushed the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and the Interior to immediately make urgently needed fire crew chiefs available to assist in the deployment of National
Merkley Launches Wildfire Resource Page for Oregonians Amid Unprecedented Wildfire Threat
WASHINGTON, D.C.— As unprecedented wildfires continue to displace thousands of Oregonians and cause extreme destruction, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today launched a new resource for Oregonians seeking critical safety information and resources. “The number and scale of wildfires burning in Oregon right now is catastrophically dangerous, and I am
Merkley Secures Funding Necessary to Train Additional National Guard Teams to Fight Wildfires in Oregon
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today that Oregon has received the federal funding it needs to train two additional National Guard teams to help fight wildfires in Oregon. On Wednesday, September 9, Governor Kate Brown announced her intention to train the additional teams. However, the National
Oregon Delegation Announces Approval of Federal Disaster Declaration for Oregon Wildfires
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Greg Walden, Kurt Schrader, and Suzanne Bonamici, today announced that the White House has approved the state of Oregon’s request for an emergency declaration in response to unprecedented and dangerous wildfires
Merkley, Wyden Announce $8.7 Million in Funding for Energy Efficiency Upgrades on Oregon’s Farms and Ranches
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that $8.7 million is headed to Oregon to help 27 farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses adopt renewable energy technologies, conduct critical energy audits, and make pollution and cost-cutting energy efficiency improvements. “As the coronavirus continues to cost
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