Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Stop Trump Administration Replacing Immigration Judges with Inexperienced Attorneys
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are joining their Senate colleagues in introducing legislation that would prevent Donald Trump from abusing loopholes to appoint inexperienced attorneys as temporary immigration judges. The Temporary Immigration Judge Integrity Act aims to close loopholes the Trump administration
Merkley, Cortez Masto Lead New Bill to Block Donald Trump from Putting His Face on Dollar Coin
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Nevada’s U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto introduced new legislation to prevent any living or sitting U.S. President from being featured on any U.S. currency. The Change Corruption Act would ensure President Trump cannot be featured on an upcoming one-dollar coin
Wyden, Merkley Urge Trump Administration to Release Funds for Klamath Family Head Start
Oregon senators’ letter notes that federal agency delays could endanger program helping 180 children in Southern Oregon Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Head Start to release grant funding essential to
Senators Markey, Young, Merkley and Durbin Call for Greater Accountability for Atrocities in Burma
Washington (March 20, 2019) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) this week sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin asking for clarification of the Trump administration’s policy on sanctioning the perpetrators
Two Central Oregon Irrigation Districts, joined by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and NRCS Chief Matthew Lohr, celebrate key milestones in $50 million project upgrading rural infrastructure, serving as national model for protecting farms and water resources
BEND, Ore. — March 20, 2019 — Yesterday Tumalo Irrigation District and Three Sisters Irrigation District celebrated major milestones for an innovative irrigation modernization project which has received widespread support, with funding from 15 organizations. U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS)
After Returning from Mexican Side of Border, Merkley Slams Cruel Trump Policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, visited Tijuana on March 16 and 17, inspecting multiple shelters that are housing asylum-seekers who have been pushed back over the U.S.-Mexico border by Trump administration policies, as well as meeting with government officials and aid groups. Merkley issued
Merkley, Kennedy Raise Privacy Alarms After Revelations That Airlines May Be Monitoring Passengers Through In-Flight Entertainment Systems
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a bipartisan letter today to the CEOs of eight major airlines, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and John Kennedy (R-LA) raised alarms about recent reports that airlines may be using in-flight entertainment systems to spy on passengers. As CNN reported earlier this month, some in-flight entertainment
Merkley, Wyden Announce $2.5 Million for Offshore Wind Energy Research
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a major, $2.5 million grant for Oregon State University to develop monitoring systems for offshore wind turbines, advancing the renewable energy technology with cutting-edge research. “If we want to curb climate chaos and remain an economic force
Following Return from Central America, House and Senate Democrats Call for Free and Open Elections in Guatemala
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Representatives Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Don Beyer (D-Va.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Lou Correa (D-Calif.), released the following statement urging Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the country’s highest authority on elections, to allow all qualified candidates to
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