Sheehy, Merkley Introduce Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the bipartisan Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to provide Air Traffic Controllers more tools and training to keep American airspace safe. “America is the birthplace of aviation, and our hardworking air traffic controllers deserve the tools and
Hawley, Merkley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Wall Street from Buying Single-Family Homes
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Homes for American Families Act and an update of the HOPE for Homeownership Act, a comprehensive package to prohibit large institutional investors from buying up single-family homes. Their legislation is a response to the homeownership crisis in America, which has been exacerbated
Merkley Condemns Hong Kong Court Sentencing Pro-Democracy Advocate’s Father
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—issued a statement following the sentencing of Kwok Yin-sang, the father of U.S.-based activist Anna Kwok, who was put on trial in Hong Kong
Senators Merkley, Burr Announce Committee Passage of Bipartisan Nursing Workforce Bill
Washington, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), announced today that the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee unanimously passed by voice vote the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019. This bipartisan legislation, which the Senators introduced in May during National Nurses
Merkley, Wyden Announce Key Investments in Research, Public Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced key provisions in the Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Committee bill that will help rural communities across Oregon. “I’m in every county every year, and across rural and coastal Oregon I hear about ways we can
Merkley, Wyden Urge Trump Administration to Prioritize Children’s Health and Keep Promise to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today joined U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Senate Democrats to denounce the Trump administration’s delay in addressing the growing epidemic of youth tobacco use. In a letter sent to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, the senators
Merkley Leads 11 Senators to Keep Aflight a Treaty Key to Euro-Atlantic Security
Washington, D.C. – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley today led a group of 11 Senators in urging the Trump administration to not withdraw the United States from the Treaty on Open Skies, a key transparency treaty that has benefited the United States, its allies, and its partners since Open Skies flights
Wyden, Merkley Introduce the Homeland Security Improvement Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Senate Democrats to introduce legislation to address some of the nation’s immigration challenges at the southwest border and improve Department of Homeland Security (DHS) engagement with border communities. The Homeland Security Improvement
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