Merkley Secures Display of January 6 Plaque Inside U.S. Capitol Following Passage of His Bipartisan Resolution
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced the installation of a commemorative plaque to honor the heroism of the Capitol police and other officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021: “We must be honest with the American people about what happened during the horrific events of January 6th. That demands recognizing those brave officers who protected the U.S. Capitol from violent insurrectionists
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Reintroduce Updated DISCLOSE Act to End Corrupting Influence of Dark Money in American Elections
185 Democrats support effort to empower voters and expose billionaire and special interest control over our government and courts Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a bicameral group of Democrats in reintroducing the DISCLOSE Act, legislation to shine a bright light of transparency on the scourge of dark money in politics and make government more
Ranking Members Heinrich and Merkley Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Efforts to Erase History on Public Lands
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) demanding answers from the National Park Service (NPS) following reports that
Senate Republicans Block Merkley’s Epstein Files Transparency Act, Justice for Epstein’s Victims
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted down Merkley’s bill to publicly release all files relating to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates: “What do Senate Republicans have to hide? After promising transparency for the American people, accountability for individuals
Merkley, Warnock Lead Bipartisan Effort Urging Education Department to Release Federal Grants Supporting Low-Income Students Nationwide
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Georgia’s U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock spearheaded a bipartisan group of 34 Senators in demanding Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought immediately release critical grant funding for TRIO programs, a long-standing
Risch, Merkley Advocate for Urban Canal Repairs
Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Existing Aging Infrastructure Funds for Repairs WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today introduced the Urban Canal Modernization Act to allow Bureau of Reclamation aging infrastructure funding to help address repairs for urban canals with extraordinary maintenance issues. “Failure to
Merkley, Wyden, Padilla, Bonamici, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Administration to Release $52.1 Million in Federal Education Funds for Agricultural Farmworker Students
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, California’s U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) today led 26 lawmakers to demand Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought and Education Secretary Linda McMahon immediately release $52,123,000 for the High School Equivalency
Merkley, Colleagues: Trump Administration Must Do More to Protect Wildland Firefighters from Dangerous Smoke Exposure
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led U.S. Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) to demand the Trump Administration ensure federal wildland firefighters are adequately protected from wildfire smoke as these heroes risk their lives to
Wyden, Merkley, Dexter Announce More Than $2 Million for Wildfire and Watershed Resilience in Mt. Hood National Forest
Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter today announced more than $2 million in federal investments for fuels reduction work across private and public lands in Mt. Hood National Forest to reduce the risk of wildfire. “During another destructive wildfire season, I have heard
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