CBO Tells Merkley: Trump’s Brazen National Guard Deployment to American Cities Has So Far Cost U.S. Taxpayers Upwards of $589 Million
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) told U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that President Donald Trump’s brazen decision to deploy National Guard personnel to U.S. cities, including Portland, has cost taxpayers upwards of $589 million to date. If these
Merkley, Durbin, Peters Lead Amicus Brief Urging Circuit Court to Affirm the Critical Protections of Minors in Immigration Detention
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee led a group of 23 Senators in filing an
Merkley Joins Senate Probe of Trump’s Cuts to Child Care for Rural Families
“Trump vowed to lower costs for Americans, yet his administration’s actions…make this [child care crisis] worse.” Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined a group of Senators in announcing a new investigation into how the Trump Administration’s cuts to affordable child care programs are affecting rural families. The
Merkley, Cornyn, Markey, Blackburn Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Export of Crowd Control Equipment to Hong Kong
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today led the introduction of new, bipartisan legislation that would ban the U.S. export of crowd control equipment to the Hong Kong Police Force. The legislation follows documented reports by
Merkley, Van Hollen Introduce Resolution Emphasizing Need for Nonpartisan Foreign Service
Washington, D.C. – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley today joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to announce a new resolution to reaffirm the importance of nonpartisanship in the Foreign Service of the United States. Senator Merkley serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senator Van Hollen is Co-Chair of the
Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer Honor Trail Blazers’ 50th Anniversary with Resolution
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer marked tonight’s start of the Portland Trail Blazers’ 50th NBA season with a concurrent Congressional resolution that honors both the team’s history and fans’ faithful support of the franchise. “From Bill Walton and Maurice Lucas
Senators Merkley, Collins Announce Senate Passage of Bipartisan RAWR Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today the Senate passage of the Rescuing Animals With Rewards (RAWR) Act, legislation that would help save endangered animals by combatting wildlife trafficking and poaching. Specifically, the RAWR Act would authorize the State Department to offer financial
Following Push from Merkley, Senate Democrats, Inspector General Opens Investigation into Suppression of Science at USDA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joined Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today to announce that Phyllis K. Fong, the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has opened an investigation into potential suppression and alteration of scientific reports, documents, and communications by political
Merkley Announces $612 Million in Financing Available for Water Infrastructure Improvements in Portland and Beaverton
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that the City of Portland and City of Beaverton each have received massive, low-interest loans through special federal funding from the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA)—a program he created after hearing feedback from communities across Oregon that affordable
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