Press Releases

Merkley Announces First Eight Town Halls of 2026 

Senator holding in-person conversations in Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties between January 9-11  Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold his first town halls of 2026, with in-person community conversations in Yamhill, Polk, and Marion counties on Friday, January

Merkley Statement on Defense and Homeland Security Spending Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after voting against the 2020 spending bill for the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. Earlier today, he voted for the 2020 spending bill that will fund domestic priorities including health care, wildfire prevention and

Merkley Statement on the Impeachment of President Trump

WASHINGTON, DC — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress: “Our founders created the process of impeachment because they were deeply concerned about two significant dangers: first, foreign influence that

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