Senate Democrats Introduce The American Homeownership Act To Stop Wall Street’s Housing Grab and Get Homes Back into the Hands of Families
Bill ends tax breaks and housing benefits for Wall Street, corporate landlords and reinvests the savings into building new housing and helping Americans achieve homeownership Bill Text | Fact Sheet Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.),
Wyden, Merkley, Salinas Announce $3 Million for Salem Bus Transit Center
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas today announced $3 million to support the construction of a bus transit center in Salem. “Ensuring safe and reliable public transportation is essential for Oregonians to easily get from Point A to Point B,” Wyden
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $49 Million in Retroactive Secure Rural Schools Funds for Oregon Counties
Funding comes after passage of Wyden/Merkley/Crapo/Risch bill to reauthorize Secure Rural Schools Program Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that nearly $49 million in retroactive federal funding from the U.S. Forest Service for fiscal year 2024 will be coming to Oregon counties following the
Merkley Applauds House Hearing on His Choose Medicare Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing today to consider the Choose Medicare Act, which Merkley co-authored along with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): “Every year, I hold an open town hall
Merkley, Wyden Join Colleagues to Demand Aung San Suu Kyi Cooperate with International Court of Justice
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a bipartisan group of senators today in writing to Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to express their concern that she will publicly excuse the actions of the Burmese military, or Tatmadaw, at a meeting before the International
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Resolution in Support of U.S. Commitment to Paris Climate Agreement
Washington, D.C. – As international negotiators continue discussions at the 25th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Madrid, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today introduced a resolution to express support for the Paris climate agreement. The resolution notes the growing
Merkley Statement on Articles of Impeachment
WASHINGTON, DC — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives announced articles of impeachment against President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress: “Today is a sad and solemn day for America, but a necessary one. “The House has laid out
Wyden, Merkley, Walden Welcome Good News on Large Air Tankers
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Greg Walden today welcomed news that the Forest Service has awarded ”call when needed” (CWN) contracts to providers of wildfire-fighting large air tankers. In a September 2019 letter to Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen, the Oregon lawmakers
Merkley Statement on Paul Volcker’s Passing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Paul Volcker, the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, died at age 92. Merkley worked with Volcker and former Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) to pass the Volcker Rule as part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform bill. “Paul