Merkley, Schumer, Top Senate Democrats with Jurisdiction Over Trump’s Gilded Ballroom Boondoggle Call on Watchdog to Conduct a Full Audit of the Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Martin Heinrich
Merkley, Matsui, Kiggans Champion Bipartisan Legislation to Keep America’s Nurses and Patients Safe
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), announced the reintroduction of their Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act. To tackle staffing-related challenges, nurses are often forced to work mandatory overtime beyond their scheduled shift, which can endanger the safety
Merkley, Risch Lead Bipartisan Push to Strengthen the United States’ Commitment to Tibet
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) partnered with Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to lead the introduction of the Assuring the Future of Tibet Act. The bipartisan bill would strengthen U.S. engagement with the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the democratically elected representative of
WYDEN, MERKLEY, SENATORS PROPOSE BILL TO REDUCE POLICE VIOLENCE DURING MENTAL HEALTH CRISES
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and seven other senators including U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today proposed a bill to help states adopt mobile crisis response teams that can be dispatched when a person is experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder (SUD) crisis
Wyden, Merkley: Hermiston Playground to Receive $250,000 Federal Grant to Rebuild after Fire
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that a Hermiston playground destroyed by fire in 2019 will receive $250,000 in federal funds to rebuild. “Oregonians prove time and again their resilience and commitment in the face of adversity, and these federal dollars are greatly
Merkley, Booker, Baldwin Announce Senate Introduction of Landmark, Urgently Needed LGBTQ Rights Bill
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today to announced the upcoming Senate introduction of the Equality Act—historic, comprehensive legislation to ban discrimination against LGBTQ Americans, just as religious, racial, and ethnic discrimination are illegal everywhere in the
Merkley Named Chair of Congressional-Executive Commission on China
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—announced today that he will serve as Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) for the 117th Congress. Congress established the CECC in 2000 in order to monitor China’s compliance with international human rights standards,
Following Troves of Evidence Presented by House Managers, Merkley Casts Vote to Convict Donald Trump, Calls for Accountability
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after voting to convict Donald Trump for inciting the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol: “It’s impossible to watch the footage presented by the House Managers and not come to the conclusion that Donald Trump was responsible
ICYMI: Amid Trial, Growing Calls for Government Accountability and Strengthening Democracy Boost the For the People Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As millions of Americans tuned in to the impeachment trial, calls for strengthening democracy and increasing government accountability—and the passage of the voting rights and anti-corruption package outlined by the For the People Act—continued to grow. Last month, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Senate Majority
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