Merkley Announces Additional Oregon Town Halls April 2-4
Senator holding seven in-person conversations in Gilliam, Sherman, Klamath, Lake, Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties Bend, OR. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold seven in-person town halls for Oregonians in Gilliam, Sherman, Klamath, Lake, Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties between Thursday, April 2 and Saturday,
Senators Markey, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Restrict Saudi Access to Nuclear Weapons Technologies
Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 25, 2026) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chairs of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today reintroduced the No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act, legislation that would mandate that any nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia can go into
Bynum, Wyden, and Merkley Celebrate Over $4 Million in Federal Funding for Two Oregon Airports
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05), along with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), announced over $4 million in federal funding for the Redmond and Albany Municipal Airports. This funding will be used for rebuilding essential infrastructure at both airports to meet increasing passenger demand. “Federal investments like
Merkley Joins Colleagues to Introduce Bicameral Farmers Bill of Rights Resolution
WASHINGTON, DC — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that he has joined U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representatives Deb Haaland (D-NM) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) in introducing a groundbreaking Farmers Bill of Rights resolution—which affirms the rights of family farmers, ranchers, and traditional agricultural communities in Oregon and
Merkley Pressures Trump Administration to Drop Dangerous Proposal that Would Endanger Health Care for Hundreds of Thousands of Oregonians
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today demanded that the Trump administration reverse course on a proposed rule change that threatens to take away Oregon Health Plan benefits and coverage from one in five Oregonians who currently rely on the program. The new rule proposes significant funding cuts to
Merkley, Wyden, Schrader Announce $1.2 Million Grant for New Pier at the Port of Newport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, with Representative Kurt Schrader (D-OR-05), today announced that the Port of Newport has received $1.2 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce for the construction of a new pier. The denigration of a decades-old wooden pier has
Merkley on Conclusion of Impeachment Trial: “No witnesses, no documents, no full and fair trial. And so no exoneration.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today released the following statement following the conclusion of the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump: “Today, is a dark, tragic day for our nation. Today, the United Stated Senate completed the first cover up in this institution’s more than two hundred
Merkley to Introduce Rules Change to Require Witnesses for Future Impeachment Trials
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced today that he will be introducing legislation next week that would require the Senate to consider evidence and hear from witnesses in future impeachment trials. Merkley released the following statement: “A trial without witnesses and documents is not a fair and full
Merkley Statement on State of the Union
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the State of the Union Address: “This State of the Union took place under the shadow of an impeachment trial that has clearly become a cover-up. President Trump may have intended to use tonight’s speech to divert