Klobuchar, Heinrich, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns About National Trail Program
WASHINGTON – Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies are
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill
Report: “Costly Consequences: How the Trump Administration Unleashed Private Student Loan Lenders” (PDF) Responses from: Citizens | College Ave | Navient | Nelnet | Sallie Mae | SoFi Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senators in releasing a new report of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the
Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Reports of Trump Family Bribe from UAE Officials
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to reporting that a company backed by
Merkley Applauds FDA E-Cigarette Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley—a leading voice pushing to take on the e-cigarette industry’s strategies to addict young Americans—released the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new actions on e-cigarettes: “The tobacco industry produces products that kill thousands of Americans each year, and
Merkley, Wyden Announce Provisions to Help Klamath Basin Farmers and Ranchers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the Water Resources Development Act includes drought relief language to assist Klamath Basin farmers and ranchers, who have been hard-hit by drought in recent years. This language is essential for the irrigators to effectively use $10
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
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