Merkley, Scott Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Fight Opioid Overdose in Schools, Support School Access to Naloxone
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Florida’s U.S. Senator Rick Scott teamed up to reintroduce their bipartisan School Access to Naloxone Act. The bipartisan legislation would ensure school personnel have the training and education to administer lifesaving drugs and devices for emergency treatment in cases of
Merkley Statement on House & Senate Negotiated Interior-Environment FY 2026 Appropriations Bill
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the Ranking Member of the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after the House and Senate negotiated text of the Interior-Environment FY 2026 Appropriations bill was released: “This bill is far superior to a Continuing Resolution for funding the core programs
Merkley Announces First Eight Town Halls of 2026
Senator holding in-person conversations in Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties between January 9-11 Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold his first town halls of 2026, with in-person community conversations in Yamhill, Polk, and Marion counties on Friday, January
As Florence Bears Down, Merkley Slams Administration for Transferring FEMA Money to Immigrant Detention
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after releasing documents that show the Trump Administration transferred approximately $10 million away from FEMA to fund the administration’s immigration detention initiatives: “This is a scandal. At the start of hurricane season—when American citizens in Puerto Rico and the
RUBIO, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES URGE POMPEO TO SECURE RELEASE OF REUTERS JOURNALISTS IN BURMA COVERING ROHINGYA ATROCITIES
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today urged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to secure the release of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who were wrongfully detained on December 12, 2017 while investigating a massacre of Rohingya Muslims and sentenced to
Oregon Members of Congress Press Trump Administration to Listen to Oregonians on Proposed Fuel Standard Freeze
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio and Kurt Schrader, today pressed the Trump Administration to hold a public hearing in Oregon on its proposed freeze of fuel economy standards. In addition to freezing nationwide standards at 37
Merkley Introduces New Fossil Fuel Divestment Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced the Retirement Investments for a Sustainable Economy (RISE) Act, new fossil fuel divestment legislation. The bill would create a new option for federal employees to put their retirement savings in funds that are free from investment in fossil fuel companies. “As
Merkley, Wyden Secure USDA Relief for Farmers Whose Crops Were Devastated by Wildfires
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow wheat farmers in Sherman and Wasco counties whose crops were devastated by wildfires to plant cover crops, preserving their land for the next growing season without jeopardizing their crop
Bipartisan Coalition of Senators Works to Improve Staffing at VA Health Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), along with Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mark Warner (D-VA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), today introduced the Health Care Staffing Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation to make common-sense changes in staffing policies at the Department of Veterans
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