Merkley: Senate Refuses to Stop Unauthorized War with Iran
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—released the following statement after the Senate voted to block U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)’s War Powers Resolutionaimed at stopping the unauthorized U.S.-Israel war in Iran: “The Trump Administration has repeatedly misled the American people about its plans for war against
Merkley, Sanders: Immediate Relief Needed for Student Loan Borrowers
Letter follows federal judge dismissing an ongoing legal challenge to borrowers under SAVE Plan repayment program Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Vermont’s U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led their Senate colleagues to press the
Merkley, Wicker, Kiggans, Bonamici, 150+ Lawmakers: Changes to Nursing Student Loans Threaten Profession
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Mississippi’s U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, along with U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), led a bipartisan group of over 150 lawmakers in calling for the U.S. Department of Education to not make changes to post-baccalaureate nursing degrees
Merkley, Harris Lead Group of 19 Senators in Urging State Department to Reverse Policy Discriminating Against Children of LGBTQ Couples Born Abroad
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) today led a group of 19 Senators in pushing back on a State Department policy that discriminates against LGBTQ couples in citizenship for their children. In a strongly-worded letter, the Senators urged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio Announce Improved Security for Eugene Airport
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio today announced that Eugene Airport has been approved for a fourth explosives detection system (EDS) machine. The three Oregon lawmakers had written the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in April in support of the airport’s request
Bipartisan Group of Senators and Representatives Press Administration for Answers on Civilian Conservation Center Closures
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Congressmen Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4), and Kurt Schrader (D-OR-5), today led a bipartisan, bicameral group of 18 senators and 33 representatives in pushing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to reverse their decision to shut down Civilian
Merkley Introduces Bill to Require Online Sellers to Disclose Product Country of Origin Information
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced the Transparency in Online Retailing Act of 2019, which would require online retailers to provide country of origin information for each of their products – information already required in stores – on their websites. “I personally discovered the difficulty of
Oregon Judicial Selection Panel Resumes Taking Applications for 9th Circuit Vacancy
Washington, DC – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Greg Walden today announced that new applications are being accepted through June 21 for the Oregon vacancy on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Finalists chosen by the three Oregon lawmakers’ bipartisan judicial selection committee will be
Oregon Delegation Announces Millions of Dollars for Improvements at Oregon Airports
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and U.S. Congressmen Earl Blumenauer, Peter DeFazio and Greg Walden, today announced more than $16.2 million in grant funding for taxiway improvements at airports in Oregon. “Oregon’s airports connect our state to economic opportunity—not to mention wildfire fighting resources,
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