Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle Secure Written Commitment from Coast Guard Acting Commandant Lunday that Newport Helicopter Will Remain
Follows Merkley placing his hold on Lunday’s nomination to lead Coast Guard, joint efforts to advocate for this essential rescue helicopter Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senator Ron Wyden and Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04), announced that they secured written commitments from Admiral Kevin Lunday,
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Alarm Over Trump Administration Siphoning At Least $2 Billion from Military Budget for Immigration Enforcement
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate and House colleagues to release a new report detailing the Trump administration’s diversion of funds and resources from the Department of Defense to the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement, and its impact on
Merkley, Wicker, Kiggans, Bonamici Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Oppose New Limits on Student Loans for Nurses
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 over 140 bipartisan lawmakers to sound the alarm over a proposed framework by the U.S. Department of Education to declassify nursing degrees as
Senators Kim and Merkley Lead Effort to Revive Invaluable Federal Pipeline Program of Top Talent into Public Service
As program alumni, Senators Kim and Merkley introduce the TALENTS Act to defend the Presidential Management Fellows program after President Trump canceled this crucial tool for good governance. WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) led his first bill in the U.S. Senate, with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), to codify
Warren, Merkley Seek World Liberty Financial Records on $2 Billion Trump Stablecoin Deal Involving UAE Firm and Binance
“Congress is considering legislation that, if passed into law, would expand the scale and reach of USD1 and enable the President to continue profiting off of a financial product he oversees, lining his pockets at the expense of American taxpayers and undermining our democracy.” “This is a staggering vehicle for
Merkley Remarks at EPA Budget Hearing with Administrator Zeldin
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 at the hearing reviewing the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the Environmental Protection Agency with Administrator Lee Zeldin: Senator Merkley’s remarks, as prepared for
Merkley, Welch, Sanders, Dingell Team Up to Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for All Americans
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Vermont’s U.S. Senator Peter Welch, and Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Bernie Sanders (I-VT), joined forces with U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) to introduce the End Price Gouging for Medications Act. The bicameral bill would
Oregon Delegation: Seven Airports In State Earn More Than $22 Million in Federal Grants
Airports in Portland, Hillsboro, Bend, Eugene, Corvallis, Burns and Joseph secure infrastructure investments Washington, D.C. – Oregon lawmakers today announced that seven airports in the Portland metro area, the Willamette Valley, Central Oregon and Eastern Oregon have secured about $22.7 million combined in federal grants for infrastructure improvements to taxiways,
Senator Welch, Oregon Governor Kotek, Sens. Klobuchar, Luján, Wyden, and Merkley Host Press Call on Republicans’ Attack on SNAP, Nutrition Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Nutrition and Specialty
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