Merkley Secures Display of January 6 Plaque Inside U.S. Capitol Following Passage of His Bipartisan Resolution
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced the installation of a commemorative plaque to honor the heroism of the Capitol police and other officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021: “We must be honest with the American people about what happened during the horrific events of January 6th. That demands recognizing those brave officers who protected the U.S. Capitol from violent insurrectionists
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Reintroduce Updated DISCLOSE Act to End Corrupting Influence of Dark Money in American Elections
185 Democrats support effort to empower voters and expose billionaire and special interest control over our government and courts Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a bicameral group of Democrats in reintroducing the DISCLOSE Act, legislation to shine a bright light of transparency on the scourge of dark money in politics and make government more
Ranking Members Heinrich and Merkley Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Efforts to Erase History on Public Lands
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) demanding answers from the National Park Service (NPS) following reports that
Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio, Walden Seek Federal Disaster Help for Six Oregon Counties
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio and Greg Walden and today sought federal disaster assistance for spring storms that hit Curry, Douglas, Grant, Linn, Umatilla and Wheeler counties over a two-week stretch in April. The bipartisan letter from the Oregon lawmakers
Merkley Pushes Secretary DeVos on Refusal to Help Students Cheated By Predatory Colleges
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today pressed the U.S. Department of Education over prolonged inaction regarding federal student loan discharge requests, and urged Secretary Betsy DeVos to stand up for victims of predatory college scams, many of which were perpetrated by for-profit colleges. Under the Borrower Defense to
Senators Call on DOJ and DHS to Stop Implementation of Guidance Denying Citizenship Over Cannabis-related Activities
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led nine of his Senate colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prevent implementation of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) guidance considering cannabis-related activities as a factor for
Wyden, Merkley, Schrader Announce Federal Grant for Port of Toledo
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader today announced that the Port of Toledo has earned a federal grant of $261,285 for its Shipyard Vocational Training Lab. The three Oregon lawmakers said the Transportation Department resources for the port’s training lab are
Merkley, Booker, Gillibrand Introduce Legislation to Ensure that Student Loan Borrowers Can Refinance At the Same Low Rate Big Banks Get
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), today introduced the If It’s Good Enough for the Banks, It’s Good Enough for Students Act, legislation that would enable student loan borrowers to refinance their federal student loans at the same
Merkley Presses Car Manufacturers for Answers Over Collection of Driver Data
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today called upon major car manufacturers to tell Congress whether or not their cars collect personal data from drivers, what data they collect, who owns that data, and whether data collected is securely stored to protect consumers’ privacy. “While data plays an
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