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
Oregon Lawmakers Call on EPA to Protect Pollinators from Toxic Pesticide
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici today expressed concerns over the recent decision of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve new uses and lift restrictions for sulfoxaflor, a pesticide recognized by the EPA as a
Merkley, Wyden Announce More Than $7.8 Million for Opioid Treatment Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced more than $7.8 million in federal grants that will support efforts to treat and prevent opioid addiction—one of Oregon’s most pressing issues as communities across the state face an increase in opioid-related deaths. “I have heard heart-wrenching
Merkley, Democratic Senators Fight to Lower Americans’ Energy Bills, Create Jobs, Reduce Carbon Pollution
Washington, D.C. – Senator Jeff Merkley was joined by Senators Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, and Tina Smith today in announcing the introduction of the Community Energy Savings Program Act of 2019, legislation that helps address three critical topics of concern for American families: lowering monthly energy bills, mitigating climate chaos,
Merkley Demands Answers on Long-Term Detention of Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today demanded answers on a shortage of sponsors to take in children who are awaiting asylum hearings. This shortage, which threatens to keep children locked up in detention centers for months or years on end, appears to have been deliberately caused by the
Wyden, Merkley Condemn Trump Decision to Divert Funding from Military Projects in Oregon, Across the Nation for Vanity Border Wall
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today condemned the Trump administration decision to divert funding from congressionally-approved military construction in Oregon and across the country to fund Donald Trump’s border wall. Wyden and Merkley released the following statement: “This decision is both an abuse of presidential authority
Wyden, Crapo, Merkley, Risch Call on TriWest to Ensure Urgent Care Access for Veterans in Rural Communities
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, today pressed TriWest Healthcare Alliance on its implementation of the new urgent care benefit under the VA MISSION Act following reports that veterans in rural Oregon and Idaho are unable to access the benefit. The
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