Merkley Applauds Senate Passage of Housing Provisions to Crack Down on Hedge Fund Control of American Homes
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a long-time champion of kicking hedge funds out of the housing market—released the following statement after the Senate passed sweeping housing legislation that includes the first-ever limits on institutional investors purchasing single-family homes: “Housing in our communities should be homes for families, not profit centers
Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from Defense Department on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today pressed the Department of Defense to provide answers to the American people regarding the airstrikes on a school and civilian casualties in Iran. Trump’s Defense Department airstrikes on a girls’ elementary school reportedly killed 168 people – mostly children –
Wyden, Merkley, Crapo Call on Trump to Prioritize Opening Japanese Market to U.S. Potatoes
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Jeff Merkley, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, with Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today asked Donald Trump to prioritize gaining market access for U.S. fresh potatoes during Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Urge Senate to Reject Trump Administration Plan to Cut Funding to Schools that Follow Public Health Guidance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with 28 of their Senate colleagues, are urging Senate leadership to reject the Trump administration push to condition education funds in the next coronavirus relief package on the reopening of elementary and secondary schools for in-person instruction. In
“Unlawful, Unfair, Illogical, Impossible”: Oregon Members Call on U.S. Department of Education to Rescind Rule that Would Misdirect $11M from Oregon Public Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. [08/04/20] –?Congresswoman?Suzanne?Bonamici,?Senators Ron Wyden?and Jeff Merkley, and?Representatives?Peter DeFazio?and?Earl Blumenauer?called on the U.S. Department of Education to rescind a rule that would take?up to $11,310,291 from Oregon public schools?and redirect it to private schools, calling it?unlawful, unfair, illogical, and impossible.? The Representatives and Senators responded to an interim final
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues to McConnell: Immigrants Are Essential and Deserve Support in Coronavirus Relief Legislation
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged Majority Leader McConnell to support tax-paying immigrant families who have Individual Tax Identification Numbers (ITIN) in Oregon and across the nation by ensuring they have access to economic relief payments from the CARES Act and any future coronavirus
Merkley, Wyden Announce $3.5 Million in Grants to Support Pollinator Research
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will award $3.5 million in federal funding to support ten Pollinator Health Research grants across the nation. One of those grants, for $454,939,
Merkley, Wyden Push to Support School Meal Programs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to continue critical flexibility that has allowed students to access much-needed meals throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. If extended throughout the 2020-2021 school year, children would maintain access regardless of school opening
Merkley, Sullivan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Struggling Ports Stay Afloat Amid Coronavirus Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), who serves as the chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce’s Subcommittee on Security, teamed up today to introduce legislation to help ports weather the coronavirus pandemic and future disasters. The bipartisan Maritime Transportation System Emergency
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