CBO Tells Merkley: Trump’s Brazen National Guard Deployment to American Cities Has So Far Cost U.S. Taxpayers Upwards of $589 Million
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) told U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that President Donald Trump’s brazen decision to deploy National Guard personnel to U.S. cities, including Portland, has cost taxpayers upwards of $589 million to date. If these
Merkley, Durbin, Peters Lead Amicus Brief Urging Circuit Court to Affirm the Critical Protections of Minors in Immigration Detention
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee led a group of 23 Senators in filing an
Merkley Joins Senate Probe of Trump’s Cuts to Child Care for Rural Families
“Trump vowed to lower costs for Americans, yet his administration’s actions…make this [child care crisis] worse.” Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined a group of Senators in announcing a new investigation into how the Trump Administration’s cuts to affordable child care programs are affecting rural families. The
Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week joined their Democratic colleagues in demanding Donald Trump retract the alarming threats he made last week concerning cutting earned benefits like Medicare or Social Security to pay for his tax scam, which has been a handout to
Merkley Statement on Trump Middle East Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley – a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the lead sponsor of a Senate resolution supporting a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – released the following statement regarding President Trump’s newly released plan for the Middle East: “A one-sided plan
Merkley Statement on McConnell’s Cover-Up Resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after reviewing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s proposed rules for the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump: “Senator McConnell’s rules for the Senate impeachment trial are a travesty. They make a mockery of our constitutional responsibility to hold
Wyden and Merkley: Trump Must Make Clear Saudi Arabia Must Immediately Stop Aiding Saudi Fugitives Fleeing U.S. Justice System
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called on the Trump administration to take immediate action after the FBI revealed today in a newly declassified document that the government of Saudi Arabia is assisting its citizens accused of serious crimes in fleeing the United States.
Limited Tickets Available for Viewing of Impeachment Proceedings
Senate offices have received a very limited number of daily tickets to view the impeachment proceedings, and Senator Merkley’s office is making its tickets available to Oregonians. For more information, and to request a ticket, click here.
As Senate Is Sworn In For Trial, Merkley Urges All Senators to Uphold Their Oaths
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, all 100 Senators were sworn in for the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump with an oath to “do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws.” Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the
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