Merkley, Watson Coleman, Murkowski, Rutherford Team Up for Bipartisan Effort to Combat Opioid Overdoses in the Workplace
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Congressman John Rutherford (R-FL-05) partnered together on bipartisan legislation to help tackle rising rates of opioid overdoses with increased access to overdose reversal medications like naloxone. The Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK)
Wyden, Merkley, Bynum Celebrate $3.8 Million in Federal Funding for Expansion of Redmond Airport
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum, today announced $3.8 million in federal funding to kickstart the expansion of Redmond Airport. “My visit to the Redmond Airport last fall showed me firsthand how this funding is a solid and key investment in
Merkley Denounces Unjust Sentencing of Hong Kong Democracy Advocate Jimmy Lai
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 this statement following the sentencing of Jimmy Lai, an entrepreneur and democracy advocate in Hong Kong who has been imprisoned since 2020 under
Merkley, Wyden Announce Bill to ify Fraudulent Tribal Treaty Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the 1865 Treaty ification Act, to formally and finally ify a fraudulent treaty with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, has passed the U.S. Senate. The next step is to go to the U.S.
Wyden, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Restore Honor to Service Members Discharged Due to Sexual Orientation
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week reintroduced legislation that would correct the military records of service members discharged solely due to their sexual orientation to reflect their honorable service and reinstate the benefits they earned. “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell may be a thing
Merkley Calls for Formal Investigation into Child Neglect at Border
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today called for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General to investigate whether DHS officials or staff broke the law in mistreatment and neglect of children who have been held in squalid and dangerous conditions at the southern border. “If child welfare
Senators Merkley, Perdue Lead Bipartisan Effort To Ease Burdens On Agricultural Trucking
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are leading a bipartisan effort to level the playing field for the transportation of agricultural products. The Agricultural Trucking Relief Act will expand the definition of an “agricultural commodity” to include horticultural and aquacultural products, promote consistency across
Merkley to Hold Town Halls in Sherman, Morrow Counties
Portland, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Sherman and Morrow counties on Saturday, July 6. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America. “In
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Wildfire Smoke Relief Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today introduced legislation that would provide federal emergency assistance to at-risk individuals in Oregon and nationwide suffering from unhealthy air quality caused by wildfire smoke. The Oregon senators said their Wildfire Smoke Relief Act of 2019 would help people most