Press Releases

Merkley Announces Central Oregon Town Halls in March 

Senator holding in-person conversations in Klamath, Lake, Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties between March 20-21  Bend, OR. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he will continue his town halls with in-person community conversations in Klamath and Lake counties on Friday, March 20, followed by conversations in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties on Saturday, March 21.  The five events continue Merkley’s 2026 town hall tour of

Merkley Applauds Senate Passage of Housing Provisions to Crack Down on Hedge Fund Control of American Homes

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a long-time champion of kicking hedge funds out of the housing market—released the following statement after the Senate passed sweeping housing legislation that includes the first-ever limits on institutional investors purchasing single-family homes: “Housing in our communities should be homes for families, not profit centers

Merkley, Wyden Announce Senate Passage of Critical Community-Initiated Projects

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced essential investments for Oregon families and rural and underserved communities passed the Senate, including five community-initiated projects for communities across the state championed by the Senators. These investments were included in the first package of Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) funding bills that cleared the chamber

Dexter, Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1 Million for Clean Water Infrastructure in Gresham 

GRESHAM, OR — Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) and U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that the City of Gresham received $959,752 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for essential upgrades to Gresham’s Wastewater Treatment Plant to remove ammonia in the waste streams created by growth in the semiconductor industry.    The funding was secured by members of

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