Merkley, Wyden Tout Nearly $10 Million For Oregon Tribes’ Affordable Housing Efforts
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding a combined nearly $9,917,680 to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and the Warm Springs Housing Authority to build more affordable housing
Merkley Statement on Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley – the lead Democrat on the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee which oversees federal funding for the Smithsonian Institution – released the following statement after the Institution announced Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III would be retiring after a five-decade career as a museum
“America in Jeopardy” Puts Spotlight on Trump’s Corruption, Chaos, and Costs to American Families
Washington, D.C. – In a new video, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley hosts his colleagues Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Tina Smith (D-MN) in presenting the ‘America in Jeopardy’ program. Watch ‘America in Jeopardy’ HERE “We have come together to present this special ‘America in Jeopardy’
Merkley Joins Colleagues to Introduce Bicameral Farmers Bill of Rights Resolution
WASHINGTON, DC — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that he has joined U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representatives Deb Haaland (D-NM) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) in introducing a groundbreaking Farmers Bill of Rights resolution—which affirms the rights of family farmers, ranchers, and traditional agricultural communities in Oregon and
Merkley Pressures Trump Administration to Drop Dangerous Proposal that Would Endanger Health Care for Hundreds of Thousands of Oregonians
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today demanded that the Trump administration reverse course on a proposed rule change that threatens to take away Oregon Health Plan benefits and coverage from one in five Oregonians who currently rely on the program. The new rule proposes significant funding cuts to
Merkley, Wyden, Schrader Announce $1.2 Million Grant for New Pier at the Port of Newport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, with Representative Kurt Schrader (D-OR-05), today announced that the Port of Newport has received $1.2 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce for the construction of a new pier. The denigration of a decades-old wooden pier has
Merkley on Conclusion of Impeachment Trial: “No witnesses, no documents, no full and fair trial. And so no exoneration.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today released the following statement following the conclusion of the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump: “Today, is a dark, tragic day for our nation. Today, the United Stated Senate completed the first cover up in this institution’s more than two hundred
Merkley to Introduce Rules Change to Require Witnesses for Future Impeachment Trials
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced today that he will be introducing legislation next week that would require the Senate to consider evidence and hear from witnesses in future impeachment trials. Merkley released the following statement: “A trial without witnesses and documents is not a fair and full
Merkley Statement on State of the Union
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the State of the Union Address: “This State of the Union took place under the shadow of an impeachment trial that has clearly become a cover-up. President Trump may have intended to use tonight’s speech to divert