Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas, Bynum, Dexter Statement on Antisemitism and Hate
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine Dexter today issued the following statement on antisemitism and hate in response to recent hateful acts in Oregon. “Speaking out against antisemitism and hate rooted in identity
Merkley, Bynum, Oregon Delegation Sound the Alarm Over the Trump EPA’s Illegal Termination of Solar for All Funding
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led their Oregon delegation colleagues—Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Maxine Dexter (OR-03)—in demanding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) follow the law and immediately reverse its termination of an $86.6 million federal award to Oregon under the Solar
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Request Report Detailing Looming Health Insurance Impacts Following Unprecedented Republican-Led Cuts to Medicaid, Premium Tax Credits
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said today he is leading Senate colleagues, including Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., in requesting a detailed analysis of how Republican-led cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act will affect Americans’ health insurance plans. “We are deeply concerned about the impacts of actions that Trump and Republicans
Sens. Markey, Merkley and Reps. Beyer, Garamendi Urge Secretary Rubio to Replace Nuclear Arms Treaty with Russia
Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 19, 2025) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) with Congressmen Don Beyer (VA-08) and John Garamendi (CA-08), co-chairs of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to replace the 2010
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Trump to Reject Republican Budget Raising Costs for Families
More than 30 Democratic senators demand Trump reject GOP budget proposals “Republican budget plans do not focus on lowering costs, and in fact will raise costs for American families by forcing them to pay more for groceries, health care, education, and caregiving.” Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley
Senators Markey, Merkley, Welch Press Google on Changes to AI Commitments
Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 19, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai with concerns that the company has recently reversed promises to not develop potentially
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Answers About Elon Musk and DOGE’s Access to Disaster Victims’ Personal Data
Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to demand answers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator, on the potential security breach created by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has reportedly accessed the sensitive personal data of disaster
Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Administration Make No Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid
Wyden, Merkley: “Hands off Medicare and Medicaid.” Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have sent a letter with their Senate colleagues urging Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Donald Trump’s administration not to make cuts to Medicare and Medicaid to
Warren, Merkley, Wyden, Senators Urge President Trump to Reject Republican Budget Raising Costs for Families
32 Democratic Senators Demand Trump Reject GOP Budget Proposals “Republican budget plans do not focus on lowering costs, and in fact will raise costs for American families by forcing them to pay more for groceries, health care, education, and caregiving.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth
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