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 Raise Alarm Over Loss of Mental Health Access in Eastern Oregon
Senators: Trump and congressional Republicans’ budget bill threatens essential mental care for nearly 800 Malheur County residents enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today wrote health care providers serving Malheur County to ask how they’ll ensure nearly 800 residents keep access
BLUMENTHAL, MURKOWSKI & MERKLEY LEAD CALL FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT FOLLOWING DOJ’S FAILURE TO RELEASE THE FULL EPSTEIN FILES AS DEMANDED BY SURVIVORS, REQUIRED BY LAW
WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led a bipartisan group of senators in writing Acting Inspector General Don Berthiaume requesting the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ OIG) perform an audit of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ)
Merkley, Senators Affirm U.S. Commitment to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tina Smith (D-MN), Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), today introduced a Senate resolution in support of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) on the occasion
Tester, Shaheen, Merkley, Hassan Introduce Bill to Protect Businesses From Collecting Sales Taxes
(U.S. Senate)—U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) are leading the charge against forcing small businesses to collect online sales taxes for other states. The Senators introduced the Stop Taxing Our Potential (STOP) Act today to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision
Merkley Continues Leading Fight to Keep Families Together
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today joined Women’s March leaders in a protest at the Hart Senate Office Building, demanding an end to cruel Trump administration policies that have inflicted pain on children in a strategy to deter asylum-seekers. Merkley also got a provision today in a key
With Fire Season Underway, Merkley Secures Funding to Train National Guard to Fight Wildfires
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden today announced that the Department of Defense appropriations bill includes $7 million to train National Guard members to fight wildfires. The bill passed out of committee today. “You can’t fight a
Merkley Statement on Supreme Court Vacancy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court: “This vacancy is a disaster for everyone who believes in the ‘We the People’ vision of the Constitution. If the Senate confirms one of the
Merkley Decries Anti-Worker Janus Decision
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a powerful blow to workers with its decision in Janus v. AFSCME. “When unions win, everyone wins. Wages rise and conditions and benefits improve—and not just for unionized workers, either. We saw
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