Merkley Remarks at FY27 Forest Service Budget Hearing with Chief Schultz
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the Ranking Member of the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee—delivered the following remarks as prepared for delivery at the hearing reviewing the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the U.S. Forest Service with Chief Tom Schultz: Senator Merkley’s remarks, as prepared for
Merkley, Blumenthal, Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Heinrich, Rosen, Smith, Raskin: CFTC Must Tackle Insider Trading and Corruption on Prediction Markets
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Tina Smith (D-MN), as well as U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08), in urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to crack
At Merkley’s Request, Independent Government Watchdog Launches Investigation into Trump DOJ’s Handling of the Epstein Files
Washington, D.C. – In response to a request from Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the nonpartisan, independent Government Accountability Office (GAO) has opened an investigation into the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) practices in redacting information from the public release of the Epstein Files. “By illegally disregarding the law, the Trump
PHOTO RELEASE: Merkley Hosts Discussion on Outrageous Cost of Prescription Drugs
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley on Monday hosted a roundtable discussion on the high cost of prescription drugs in Oregon and across America, gathering experts who provided insights on how and why drug prices have risen, and hearing from patients who have been impacted by them. “As
Merkley Decries Trump Decision to Transfer FEMA Funding to Immigrant Detention
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after NBC News reported that the Trump administration is shifting millions in funding away from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in order to fund its extremist immigration agenda, including thousands more detention beds and costs associated with its
Wyden, Merkley Send Names of Four Finalists for Judicial Vacancy to the White House
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today sent to the White House the names of four finalists for a vacant seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The four finalists were chosen after review by a bipartisan selection committee comprised of attorneys appointed
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
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