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, Duckworth Lead Senate Resolution Marking World Breastfeeding Week, National Breastfeeding Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced today that they are leading a Senate resolution marking the first week of August as “World Breastfeeding Week” and the month of August as “National Breastfeeding Month.” Joining Merkley and Duckworth on the resolution are Senators Richard
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Protect Vulnerable National Forests
Washington, D.C. – Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week introduced legislation to permanently protect the nation’s most pristine federal forests from reckless and inappropriate development that threatens the supply of clean drinking water and critical habitats for endangered species. “The Trump administration continues to use every tool in
Merkley, Wyden Announce Investments in Rural Oregon as Key Bill Passes Full Senate
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley, who is the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, and Ron Wyden today announced that the Senate Agriculture Appropriations bill that will help Oregon’s rural communities has passed the full Senate as part of a 2019 funding package. “Even in
Merkley, Wyden Announce Significant Increases in Transportation, Affordable Housing Funding
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee bill has passed the full Senate as part of a 2019 funding package, providing billions of dollars for transportation and housing projects that are critical to both
Merkley, Wyden Announce Critical Wildfire Management, Prevention Funding in Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the U.S. Department of Interior Appropriations bill has passed the full Senate as part of a 2019 funding package, providing critical investments in wildfire suppression and recovery activities that are of particular importance to Oregon as
Merkley Slams Trump Move to Drive up Fuel Costs for American Drivers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a senior member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the Trump administration finalized a freeze of fuel economy standards for cars: “The only way it makes sense to scrap these fuel standards is if you are determined
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