Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $52 Million in PILT Payments to Support Vital Services in Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced counties throughout Oregon will receive a combined total of $52,016,022 in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2026. Because local governments cannot tax federal lands, annual PILT funding helps to defray the costs associated with
During Pride Month, Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Apologizing for Government Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Civil Servants, Servicemembers
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a resolution led by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) to acknowledge and apologize for the mistreatment of and discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals who have served in the uniformed services, as civil servants, or in
Rosen, Curtis, Merkley, Banks Introduce Resolution Condemning Chinese Suppression of Ethnic Minorities
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Curtis (R-UT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced a bipartisan resolution that condemns a law passed by the Chinese Communist Party and set to go into effect on July 1 that targets ethnic minorities and expresses support for Tibetans,
Senators Call on DOJ and DHS to Stop Implementation of Guidance Denying Citizenship Over Cannabis-related Activities
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led nine of his Senate colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prevent implementation of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) guidance considering cannabis-related activities as a factor for
Wyden, Merkley, Schrader Announce Federal Grant for Port of Toledo
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader today announced that the Port of Toledo has earned a federal grant of $261,285 for its Shipyard Vocational Training Lab. The three Oregon lawmakers said the Transportation Department resources for the port’s training lab are
Merkley, Booker, Gillibrand Introduce Legislation to Ensure that Student Loan Borrowers Can Refinance At the Same Low Rate Big Banks Get
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), today introduced the If It’s Good Enough for the Banks, It’s Good Enough for Students Act, legislation that would enable student loan borrowers to refinance their federal student loans at the same
Merkley Presses Car Manufacturers for Answers Over Collection of Driver Data
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today called upon major car manufacturers to tell Congress whether or not their cars collect personal data from drivers, what data they collect, who owns that data, and whether data collected is securely stored to protect consumers’ privacy. “While data plays an
Merkley Slams Trump USDA Attack on Ag Research
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement following U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue’s announcement that the Trump administration will relocate USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and Economic Research Service (ERS) to
Wyden, Merkley Urge Feds to Reconsider New Housing Rules
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week urged federal officials to reconsider a newly proposed public housing rule that could worsen homelessness and force some families of mixed citizenship status to separate. The Oregon senators’ letter to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson
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