Press Releases

Merkley Celebrates Senate Passage of His Bipartisan Bill to Wipe Out Non-Flushables from Wastewater Infrastructure

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced that his bipartisan Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act unanimously passed the Senate. Merkley leads the WIPPES Act with Maine’s U.S. Senator Susan Collins. The WIPPES Act would address health, ecosystem, and wastewater infrastructure concerns caused by the flushing of non-flushable wipes.

Merkley Announces More Oregon Town Halls 

Senator holding nine in-person conversations in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties between March 30-April 1 Baker City, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he will continue his town halls with in-person community conversations across eastern Oregon counties from Monday, March 30th through

Merkley Announces Emergency Funding for FDA to Help Combat Coronavirus

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that the House and Senate have reached a bipartisan agreement on a $8.3 billion package of emergency funding to help contain and fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Merkley, as the top Democrat

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

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