Wyden, Merkley Announce $650,000 Loan for Improvements at Anthony Lakes Ski Area to Enhance Safety and Support Local Economy
Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal loan of $650,000 for the Anthony Lakes Outdoor Recreation Association (ALORA) to build a new rental shop to support ski programs and the local economy. “Anthony Lakes is a crown jewel of Eastern Oregon drawing skiers, snowshoers, and
Warren, Merkley, Booker, Van Hollen Question ED Secretary McMahon on Lack of Transparency, Guardrails for $1 Billion Student Loan Administration Fund
“(T)he agency has displayed a worrying lack of public transparency about what this vast sum of money has been spent on or will be spent on in the future.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) raised their concerns in a
Merkley Bringing ‘Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings’ to Portland, Springfield, Medford
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold ‘Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings’ in Portland, Springfield, and Medford on Thursday, September 10. “Our democratic republic works best when elected officials work for the public good, not the elected official’s personal profit,” said Merkley. “Trump
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
Wyden, Merkley: Oregon Company Secures $70 Million Federal Contract for Air Tankers to Fight Wildfires
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that Hillsboro-based Erickson Aero Tanker has earned a $70.5 million federal contract for next-generation large air tanker services to support wildland firefighting in Oregon and nationwide. “The blazes that devastated so much of Oregon this year unfortunately provide the latest
Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Designate Uyghur Human Rights Abuses by China as Genocide
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—along with U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), James Risch (R-ID), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Ben Cardin (D-MD)—yesterday introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate human rights abuses perpetrated by the People’s Republic of China against the Uyghur people and other ethnic
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