Merkley, Salinas, Colleagues Champion Strong Federal Support for Regenerative Agriculture
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led their colleagues—including Senator Ron Wyden, Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Val Hoyle (OR-04)—in reintroducing the Soil Conservation And Regeneration Education (Soil CARE) Act. Their bicameral bill would create a training program and curriculum to ensure
Merkley, Watson Coleman, Murkowski, Rutherford Team Up for Bipartisan Effort to Combat Opioid Overdoses in the Workplace
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Congressman John Rutherford (R-FL-05) partnered together on bipartisan legislation to help tackle rising rates of opioid overdoses with increased access to overdose reversal medications like naloxone. The Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK)
Wyden, Merkley, Bynum Celebrate $3.8 Million in Federal Funding for Expansion of Redmond Airport
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum, today announced $3.8 million in federal funding to kickstart the expansion of Redmond Airport. “My visit to the Redmond Airport last fall showed me firsthand how this funding is a solid and key investment in
Wyden, Merkley Support Baker City Watershed Road Repairs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged federal officials to improve emergency response and access to public lands by fixing the only accessible route through the fire-prone Baker City watershed. The Oregon senators’ letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen comes in support of
Merkley Leads Senate Colleagues in Urging President Trump, Coronavirus Task Force to Halt Immigration Policies That Risk Accelerating Spread of Illness
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Patty Murray (D-WA) today pressed President Trump and his Coronavirus Task Force to immediately halt two administration
UPDATED: Merkley to Hold Town Halls in Marion, Clackamas Counties
Portland, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley on March 7 will hold town halls in Marion and Clackamas counties, and in light of more Oregonians testing positive for COVID-19, encourages people who would like to attend but feel unwell to participate through a live stream online rather than attending
Wyden, Merkley Urge the Supreme Court to Uphold Statute Protecting Consumers from Unwanted Robocalls
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined more than a dozen members of Congress to file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court urging the Justices to uphold the validity of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the long-established law that requires callers to obtain
Merkley, Wyden Announce $6.4 Million in Wildfire Recovery and Resilience Funding for Ochoco, Mt. Hood Forests
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Ochoco and Wasco Forest Collaboratives have secured $1.68 million and $4.78 million in grant funding, respectively, from the Forest Service and National Resource Conservation Service. The funds will help the forests recover damage from previous
Merkley to Hold Town Halls in Marion, Clackamas Counties
Portland, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley on March 7 will hold town halls in Marion and Clackamas counties. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America. “Hearing from
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