Merkley, Wyden Tout Nearly $10 Million For Oregon Tribes’ Affordable Housing Efforts
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding a combined nearly $9,917,680 to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and the Warm Springs Housing Authority to build more affordable housing
Merkley Statement on Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley – the lead Democrat on the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee which oversees federal funding for the Smithsonian Institution – released the following statement after the Institution announced Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III would be retiring after a five-decade career as a museum
“America in Jeopardy” Puts Spotlight on Trump’s Corruption, Chaos, and Costs to American Families
Washington, D.C. – In a new video, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley hosts his colleagues Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Tina Smith (D-MN) in presenting the ‘America in Jeopardy’ program. Watch ‘America in Jeopardy’ HERE “We have come together to present this special ‘America in Jeopardy’
Merkley: Cataclysmic Jobs Numbers Must Be an Urgent Wakeup Call
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor released the national jobs report for the month of April, showing catastrophic job losses across the nation: “These shocking numbers need to be an urgent wakeup call for President Trump and Senator
Durbin, Merkley, Colleagues Urge SBA and Treasury to Reject Payday Lenders from Paycheck Protection Program
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), urged the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Treasury Department to reject requests from payday lenders to gain eligibility for the Paycheck Protection Program
Merkley, Murray, Colleagues Push Trump Administration for Detailed COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) are leading a group of 22 lawmakers in pushing the Trump administration to provide a detailed briefing to Congress and the American people regarding their strategy to produce and
Merkley, Young Lead Push for United Nations Plan to Protect Human Rights During COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Todd Young (R-IN)—the Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s subcommittee on multilateral institutions, respectively—today pressed the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for a strategy to protect human rights around the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Merkley and
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Tell Trump Administration: Stop Playing Politics with the U.S. Postal Service
WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with a group of 27 senators, are urging Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin to reject politically motivated conditions on financial relief for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), which is a critical lifeline for many Americans, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The senators also
Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $16 Million in Coronavirus Relief Funding for Oregon Fisheries
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced nearly $16 million in assistance will go to Oregon fisheries, fishing businesses, fish processors, and more that have been impacted by coronavirus. The funding is Oregon’s portion of the $300 million in fisheries assistance included in the
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