Merkley Calls for No War with Iran
Washington, D.C. – Following President Trump’s unconstitutional strikes against Iran, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—issued the following statement: “The Constitution is clear: Congress has the power to declare war, not the president. “James Madison warned us: ‘the Executive is the branch of power most
Van Hollen, Merkley Press Lutnick for Answers on Epstein Ties
Letter follows Lutnick admission to Senator Van Hollen in Appropriations hearing that he lied about the extent and nature of his relationship with Epstein Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and Senator Jeff
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
Merkley Denounces Major Trump Rollback of Wall Street Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, who co-authored the Volcker Rule with former Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), released the following statement after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) voted to pass a new rulemaking designed to gut the Volcker Rule, with other Trump Administration financial regulators expected to follow
Merkley, Senators Urge Administration to Permanently Shut Down Homestead Child Prison
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, joined by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), today pushed the Trump Administration to permanently shut down the Homestead child prison in Florida. The Senator’s push follows reporting from the Miami Herald that children are likely to
Merkley Presses DHS for Immediate Investigation of Alleged Targeting of Pregnant Women by Department of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following alarming reports that the Trump Administration is purposefully forcing pregnant asylum seekers to await their hearings in dangerous conditions in Mexico, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General to open an immediate, priority investigation into the treatment of
PHOTO RELEASE: Merkley Tours Expanded Sucker Propagation Projects
KLAMATH FALLS, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley on Monday toured Gone Fishing sucker propagation project, which was expanded after recommended action that came out of the senator’s first-of-its-kind Sucker Recovery Summit. Following the science summit, Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee, secured $3 million
Wyden, Merkley Announce Investment in Conservation Program to Protect Whales Off Oregon Coast
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a $26,205 federal grant awarded to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for its program to improve environmental conditions for whales off the Oregon Coast by reducing the risk of whales entangled in fishing gear. “Oregon has
Merkley Statement on Closure of Homestead Child Prison
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after news that all remaining children are being moved out of the migrant child prison at Homestead, Florida. Merkley led the charge in Congress to shut down the child prison, introducing the Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act. “Bowing
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