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
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $9 Million in Housing Aid for Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Clackamas and Washington counties as well as the cities of Beaverton and Hillsboro will receive nearly $9 million in federal grants for housing assistance. The grants are aimed at providing help for low- and moderate-income people, assisting people trying to
Merkley, Wyden Introduce Bill to Close Summer Learning Gap
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today introduced the Summer Learning and Meals Act of 2018, new legislation to help close the summer learning gap by keeping school libraries open at schools that already serve free summer meals. The legislation is based on a successful
Connolly-Merkley Introduce Ensuring Pruitt is Accountable Act
Washington, D.C.—Today, Representative Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Vice Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, introduced the Ensuring Pruitt is Accountable (EPA) Act of 2018. The legislation would ensure the
Merkley, Wyden Introduce Bill to Address Sea Lion Predation While Respecting Tribal Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today introduced the Predation Reduction of Salmon (PRO Salmon) Act. The PRO Salmon Act would address the urgent issue of sea lion predation of endangered salmon on the Columbia River and at Willamette Falls, while promoting tribal management of natural
Merkley, Brown, Warren Press Regulators for Greater Transparency on Volcker Rule Enforcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a co-author of the Volcker Rule, today joined with Banking Committee Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to urgently press federal financial regulators for more transparency about how the Volcker Rule is currently being enforced. The Volcker Rule, which
Merkley on Kavanaugh Documents: What Are They Trying to Hide?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), upending decades of bipartisan tradition, requested only a narrow portion of documents related to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s work at the George W. Bush White House: “The Senate’s job is to
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