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, Murkowski, Luján, Durbin Push for Audit of DOJ’s Practices in Redacting Epstein Files
Law Prohibited Redactions Based on Reputational Harm or Political Sensitivity Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) called for an independent audit and report to Congress about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) practices in redacting information of
Merkley Slams Trump Administration Move to Weaken Volcker Rule, Invite Riskier Wall Street Gambling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, a co-author of the Volcker Rule, released the following statement after Trump administration regulators finalized their regulation weakening the Volcker Rule. The Volcker Rule, one of the landmark provisions of the 2010 Wall Street reform law, creates a firewall between ordinary banking,
Merkley, Walden Lead Oregon Delegation in Push to Rename VA Clinic in Bend After Robert Maxwell
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Greg Walden (R-OR-2), with Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3), Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4), and Kurt Schrader (D-OR-5), are introducing legislation to rename the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic in Bend after Robert Maxwell, a
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Call for Answers on Wayfair Sales Tax Compliance Software, Impact on Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), have written to seven tax compliance software companies about the affordability and accuracy of their products, which many small businesses use to comply with the Supreme Court’s Wayfair
After Senate Vote, Merkley Calls for Real Change in American Policing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after voting against Republican-drafted legislation that fails to enact any structural change to policing in America. Merkley is a cosponsor of the Justice in Policing Act, a bill that would enact sweeping changes to address systemic racism and
Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Schrader Ask Feds for Answers About Surveillance Flight Over Portland Protest
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader today asked federal officials for answers about a recent flight of a possible law enforcement aircraft in Portland over a protest about the police killing of George Floyd and Black
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have joined the Democratic caucus in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. The resolution highlights the contributions LGBTQ individuals have made to American society, notes several major milestones in the fight for equal treatment of