Merkley Announces Central Oregon Town Halls in March
Senator holding in-person conversations in Klamath, Lake, Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties between March 20-21 Bend, OR. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he will continue his town halls with in-person community conversations in Klamath and Lake counties on Friday, March 20, followed by conversations in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties on Saturday, March 21. The five events continue Merkley’s 2026 town hall tour of
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 –
Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $2 Million for Light Rail Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced nearly $2 million in grants to plan for development along new light rail corridors in the Portland metro area. Metro regional government received $1.2 million to plan for development along the proposed 12-mile Southwest Corridor Light Rail
Merkley Applauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding LGBTQ Rights, Calls For Senate to Pass Equality Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the lead author of the Equality Act, released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling upholding the rights of LGBTQ Americans to be free from discrimination in the workplace. In 2013, Senator Merkley led the Senate in passing
Wyden, Merkley: Port of Morrow Barge Services Get $3.2 Million Federal Grant
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc. has earned a $3.2 million federal grant to support the expansion of barge services from the Port of Morrow in Boardman to Vancouver, Wash. “The Port of Morrow plays an essential part generating
Merkley, Colleagues Push to Address Educational Disparities in Tribal Schools Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has joined 13 Senate Democratic colleagues in a letter pushing the administration to explain how, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, it is addressing barriers to distance learning in Indian Country, and to further explain the delay in distributing of CARES
Oregon Delegation Pushes Trump Administration for Coronavirus Testing Supplies for Vulnerable Nursing Homes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today led members of Oregon’s congressional delegation—including U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, and Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, and Kurt Schrader—in pushing the Trump administration to help meet Oregon’s urgent need for critical coronavirus testing supplies at long-term care facilities. In
Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from Zoom After Company Deactivated Accounts of Pro-democracy Chinese Activists
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded information from Zoom’s CEO after the company admitted it deactivated the accounts of U.S-based, pro-democracy Chinese activists — at the request of the Chinese government — after they held a Zoom meeting on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square
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