Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump Administration to Reinstate EPA Employees Attacked for Exercising their Right to Free Speech
Senators’ effort comes on one-year anniversary of “Declaration of Dissent” letter and follows recent revelations that EPA legal counsel advised against disciplinary action due to employees’ First Amendment rights Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in pressing the Trump administration to reverse disciplinary actions
Krishnamoorthi, Bynum, Merkley, Booker Urge EPA to Begin Monitoring Microplastics in America’s Drinking Water
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Tuesday led a bicameral letter, joined by 53 of their colleagues, urging Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to add microplastics to the agency’s recently published Sixth Unregulated Contaminant
Merkley Joins Bipartisan Push to Help Teachers and First Responders Achieve Homeownership
Washington, D.C. –Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in supporting the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, legislation to help teachers and first responders buy homes in the communities they serve. “Across Oregon, teachers and first responders are vital
Merkley, Murphy Lead Push to Strengthen Food Assistance Amid Coronavirus Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) today led a group of twenty-two lawmakers in urging Senate leadership to support and strengthen SNAP—also known as food stamps—to help ensure that families across America can keep food on their tables despite the mounting economic consequences
Merkley Leads Push for Senate Leadership to Invest in Nursing Workforce Development Programs, Including Loan Repayment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today led a group of ten of his colleagues in urging Senate leadership to include critical support for America’s nursing workforce in upcoming coronavirus relief legislation. Specifically, the senators requested in their letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority
Merkley, Wyden Announce $103 Million in Funding for Oregon Hospitals and Health Care Providers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that over $103 million will be distributed among 141 health care providers across the state to boost their coronavirus response efforts. The funding is the second tranche distributed by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Urge Administration to Take Action to Ensure Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Funds Reach Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with 20 of their colleagues, are pushing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza to develop strong supervisory mechanisms to identify instances of unjust enrichment and ensure that the just-passed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding
Merkley, Wyden Announce “Hardest Hit” Funds Will Be Available to Help Oregonians with Coronavirus Housing Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the U.S. Treasury Department will allow Oregon to use funding from its Hardest Hit fund to assist Oregonians facing housing challenges during the coronavirus pandemic. Previously, these programs were set to expire on April 30, 2020.
Wyden, Merkley Urge Administration to Remove Needless Restrictions on Governors’ Ability to Help States with COVID-19 Relief Funds
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called on the Trump Administration to revise needless bureaucratic restrictions on how governors can distribute COVID-19 relief funds to their states. Wyden, Merkley and 44 other Democratic senators said in their letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin those needed
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