Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill
Report: “Costly Consequences: How the Trump Administration Unleashed Private Student Loan Lenders” (PDF) Responses from: Citizens | College Ave | Navient | Nelnet | Sallie Mae | SoFi Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senators in releasing a new report of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the
Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Reports of Trump Family Bribe from UAE Officials
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to reporting that a company backed by
Oregon Lawmakers Demand Homeland Security Withdraw its Federal Agents from Portland After They Tear-Gassed Oregonians
Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Bynum and Dexter: “Attacking our communities is not law enforcement: it is a blatant suppression of people’s constitutional rights.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today led a letter with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues to Trump Administration: Don’t Rip Away Health Care from Millions During Public Health Crisis
Washington, D.C. – As the Trump administration keeps working to dismantle the health care law that provides coverage for millions of Americans, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have joined 45 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution condemning that reckless effort. The senators also demanded the
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Improve Water Access for Agriculture and Conservation as West Continues to Face Drought
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., today introduced legislation to help communities in Oregon and across the West experiencing high levels of drought. Their bill will improve water access for agriculture and conservation by funding projects that improve dam safety, create more resilient watersheds and benefit agricultural and urban water users.
Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Create Jobs and Modernize American Manufacturing
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) are introducing in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, respectively, the Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act—legislation that would create jobs and help reduce energy costs for small and medium-sized manufacturers. “If we don’t
Merkley Applauds Senate Passage of his NDAA Amendment to Extend the Ban on U.S. Export of Crowd Control Equipment to the Hong Kong Police
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today applauded the Senate’s unanimous agreement to include his amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would extend a ban on the export of crowd control equipment to the Hong Kong Police Force. The Senate’s move today comes as China’s
Merkley, Colleagues Demand McConnell Cancel Two-Week Senate Recess, Instead Consider Critical Coronavirus Relief Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As coronavirus cases nationwide surge to record levels, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today led 15 colleagues in demanding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell bring the House-passed Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act to the Senate floor before recess, saying that failing to do so would
Merkley Sets In Motion Potential Army Corps Dredging of a Dangerous Channel
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to explore whether the Corps could take over dredging of a hazardous channel in Charleston Marina. In late 2019, a man rescued three others whose boat had capsized in the channel after getting caught
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