Rosen, Curtis, Merkley, Banks Introduce Resolution Condemning Chinese Suppression of Ethnic Minorities
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Curtis (R-UT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced a bipartisan resolution that condemns a law passed by the Chinese Communist Party and set to go into effect on July 1 that targets ethnic minorities and expresses support for Tibetans,
Oregon Delegation Submits State Items for Congressional Time Capsule to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday
State lawmakers’ selections celebrate Oregon’s landscapes, agriculture, vote-by-mail, songs, sports, gems, clothes and people Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senate and House members this week submitted for a congressional time capsule to celebrate America’s 250th birthday multiple items that sample from the state’s natural treasures, history, culture, sports, music and
Merkley, Bipartisan Senators Reintroduce Cannabis Banking Reform
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led a bipartisan group of Senators to reintroduce his legislation that would ensure state-legal cannabis businesses can access traditional and secure banking systems and financial services. Even with the recent federal reclassification of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III at
Merkley, Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Put Politics Aside, End Plans to Withhold Funding for Critical Transportation Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today led Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) in pushing the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that Democratic-leaning cities will not be excluded from
Merkley, Wyden, Walden Announce Official Signing of Critical Fix to Help Klamath Irrigators
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representative Greg Walden (R-OR-2), today announced that a critically needed fix to the 2018 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)—which will provide relief to Klamath Basin irrigators who have been hard-hit by drought—has been signed into law. “Between
Merkley, Colleagues Call For Accountability Following Trump Administration’s Reckless Immigration Operation in Guatemala
Washington D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—teamed up with Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), Congresswoman Norma Torres (D-CA-35), and 39 other Democratic lawmakers in demanding that the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) take immediate action
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Press Nation’s Utility Companies to Cease Utility Shutoffs For the Duration of the COVID-19 Crisis
Washington D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH), to lead a group of their colleagues—including Senator Ron Wyden—in sending letters to the nation’s largest utility companies, urging the companies to suspend all utility shutoffs for the
Merkley, Murray, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Put Politics Aside, End Plans to Hold Critical Public Health Resources Hostage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) led Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) in pressing the Department of Health
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Urge State Department to Bolster Efforts to Protect Journalists
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with nine of their Senate colleagues, are pushing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Trump administration to increase efforts to protect journalists around the world, and hold foreign leaders accountable for suppressing freedom of the press. The
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