Merkley’s Response to Trump’s Submission of U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress
Washington, D.C. – Following the Trump Administration’s submission to Congress on a proposed U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation agreement, referred to as a “123 agreement,” Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—co-chair of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—issued the
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reverse Unlawful Cuts to School-Based Mental Health Services
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand the Department of Education disburse funds that were abruptly and unlawfully canceled for School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP) grant programs and halt its attempts to end the grant
Warren, Merkley, Senators Investigate Federal Student Loan Servicer MOHELA for False Delinquency Notices Allegedly Sent to Borrowers
According to reports, MOHELA falsely told borrowers they were thousands of dollars behind on their student loans and nearing default “It is currently unclear how many borrowers received these false notices, whether any borrowers paid the incorrect amounts, and to what extent the issue has been fixed” Text of Letter
Merkley, Klobuchar, Schumer Introduce For the People Act to Strengthen Democracy, Put Power Back in the Hands of the American People
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Rules Committee Chairwoman U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) today to lead their colleagues in introducing S.1., the For the People Act—a sweeping package of comprehensive reforms that would end special interest corruption
VIDEO RELEASE: Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Emphasize Importance of Equality Act in Judiciary Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ)—the lead sponsors of the Equality Act in the Senate—spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee today to emphasize the necessity of passing the legislation to protect the rights and liberties of LGBTQ Americans.
Merkley Applauds Secretary Haaland’s Historic Confirmation to Lead Interior Department
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the U.S. Department of the Interior—released the following statement following Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s historic Senate confirmation to lead the department: “Secretary Haaland’s lifetime of service demonstrates her strong commitment to defending our public lands and
ICYMI: Voting Rights Groups Sound the Alarm on Racist, Politically Motivated Voter Suppression Laws in Georgia, Arizona, and Across America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – State lawmakers in Georgia have quickly raced to the forefront of the Republican party’s effort to turn ‘stolen election’ conspiracies into extremely restrictive voter suppression laws. This week, Georgia legislators passed a bill to repeal no-excuse absentee voting and end automatic voter registration—provisions that helped 1.3 million
Wyden, Merkley: Nine Oregon Health Centers to Join Federal Vaccine Program
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that clinics in Portland, Oregon City, Grants Pass, Eugene, Tillamook, Prineville and Medford will be invited to join the Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program over the next six weeks. The nine clinics join Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center,
Merkley, Young, Durbin Lead Senate Resolution Condemning Coup in Burma, Laying Out Coordinated International Response to Rohingya Genocide
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-IN) and Richard Durbin (D-IL), today led a group of 13 senators in introducing a bipartisan resolution to condemn the military coup in Burma and subsequent violence against citizens calling for democracy, as well as the
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