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 –
Wyden, Merkley, Crapo Call on Trump to Prioritize Opening Japanese Market to U.S. Potatoes
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Jeff Merkley, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, with Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today asked Donald Trump to prioritize gaining market access for U.S. fresh potatoes during Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s
Merkley, Murkowski, Luján, Durbin Push for Audit of DOJ’s Practices in Redacting Epstein Files
Law Prohibited Redactions Based on Reputational Harm or Political Sensitivity Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) called for an independent audit and report to Congress about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) practices in redacting information of
Merkley, Colleagues Push To Protect Working Families from Utility Shut Offs in Next Coronavirus Relief Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senate Environmental Justice Caucus co-chairs Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and five other Senators, today pressed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to include protections for Americans against utility shut-offs in
Wyden, Merkley Urge Federal Government To Expand Access To Telehealth Services For Rural Communities
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase subsidies to health care providers through the Rural Health Care Program so providers have the resources they need to deliver and expand telehealth services for rural communities during the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Merkley, Colleagues Raise Alarm in New Letter to Secretary Pompeo Amid Surge of Americans Stranded Abroad by Coronavirus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with nine of his colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo raising serious concerns about Americans struggling to return home after being stranded abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The senators’ letter
With Unprecedented Disruptions From Coronavirus, Wyden And Merkley Introduce Bill to Expand Oregon-Style Vote-By-Mail and Ensure Americans are Still Able to Vote
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., to introduce legislation that would ensure Americans are able to vote this year, despite disruptions caused by COVID-19. The bill would expand early in-person voting and no-excuse absentee vote-by-mail to all states, and
Wyden, Merkley Announce Senate Passage of Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to strengthen the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and support Oregon families. “There are families across Oregon who are too worried to go to the doctor because they can’t afford to get hit with
Merkley, Colleagues Call for Eviction Moratorium for Renters Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Katie Porter (D-CA), today wrote to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) asking for a moratorium on evicting renters during the coronavirus pandemic.