Merkley: Republicans Vote to Ignore Working Americans and Cater to Trump’s Demands
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement after Senate Republicans voted to pass their funding bill that will give Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) nearly $70 billion. This bill provides zero relief
Wyden, Merkley Laud Stewardship Agreement for Malheur National Forest
New 20-year agreement with Iron Triangle in John Day is for 20 years Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today praised the announcement of a 20-year stewardship agreement between the Malheur National Forest and Iron Triangle LLC in John Day that covers forest restoration, hazardous fuels
Merkley, Wicker Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Protect U.S. Fishers by Cracking Down on Illegal Fishing and Abusive Vessel Flagging Practices
Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing on June 5, 2026, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) announced a new bipartisan bill to target a loophole that illegal fishers exploit to gain an unfair advantage over
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,
Merkley Introduces Bill to Increase Opioid Treatment Availability, Hold Drug Companies Accountable
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of discoveries that the opioid epidemic is worsening due to the rise of synthetic opioids, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced the Opioid Treatment Surge Act to fund a dramatic increase in treatment capacity funded by imposing fees on the drug companies that created
A Year After Exposing Trump Administration’s Child Separation Policy, Merkley Keeps Pushing Back on Cruelty at the Border
WASHINGTON, D.C. – One year ago today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley ignited national outrage about the Trump administration’s child separation policy after being turned away from a child detention center in Brownsville, Texas. Merkley released the following statement today marking the one year anniversary and the events since: “One year
As Regulators Consider Further Gutting Financial Reform, Merkley Presses on Volcker Rule Enforcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today pressed federal banking regulators on reports that they are considering further gutting the Volcker Rule, and whether regulators are falling down on the job when it comes to current Volcker enforcement. Merkley and former Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) co-authored the Volcker Rule,
Merkley Introduces Bill to Reduce Severity of Wildfires, Protect Communities
BEND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, joined by local leaders in the effort to manage wildfires in Central Oregon, today announced introduction of the Wildfire-Resilient Communities Act, a bill that would reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, and the smoke and economic losses that they cause. “Folks here
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