Merkley Calls for No War with Iran
Washington, D.C. – Following President Trump’s unconstitutional strikes against Iran, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—issued the following statement: “The Constitution is clear: Congress has the power to declare war, not the president. “James Madison warned us: ‘the Executive is the branch of power most
Van Hollen, Merkley Press Lutnick for Answers on Epstein Ties
Letter follows Lutnick admission to Senator Van Hollen in Appropriations hearing that he lied about the extent and nature of his relationship with Epstein Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and Senator Jeff
Sheehy, Merkley Introduce Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the bipartisan Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to provide Air Traffic Controllers more tools and training to keep American airspace safe. “America is the birthplace of aviation, and our hardworking air traffic controllers deserve the tools and
Merkley, Brown, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Plan to Boost Contact Tracing, Testing Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are leading nine of their Senate colleagues in pushing the Trump administration to immediately craft, release, and implement a plan that includes robust testing for the coronavirus and expanded contact tracing. Contract tracing is a decades-old process
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $7.3 Million in Funding for Corvallis Transit System
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the City of Corvallis will receive over $7.3 million in funding to support its public transportation operations and projects—including coronavirus response efforts. The funding will be allocated to the Corvallis Transit System through theCoronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Merkley, Wyden Welcome Federal Investment in Oregon to Reduce Wildfire Risk, Improve Forest Conditions
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced nine federal grants awarded across Oregon that support innovation in the state’s wood products industry—creating jobs in rural Oregon, advancing research at Oregon State University and the University of Oregon, and reducing wildfire risks and improving forest conditions
Merkley, DeFazio, Bonamici Rebuke Administration for Unlawful Wage Garnishment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), along with 39 of their congressional colleagues, are blasting the Trump administration for continuing to garnish wages of millions of struggling student loan borrowers, despite a new law passed by Congress last month that
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $42 Million in Funding for Rural Oregon Transit Options
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will receive nearly $42.7 million in funding to support rural public transportation operations and projects—including coronavirus response efforts—in communities throughout the state. The funding will be allocated through the Coronavirus
Merkley, Colleagues Urge HHS to Change Formula to Support Rural and Safety Net Hospitals
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with nine of his colleagues in the Senate, are expressing concerns to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that key front-line health providers and hospitals are getting shortchanged in the $30 billion first round of health care funding from
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