Merkley Announces More Oregon Town Halls
Senator holding nine in-person conversations in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties between March 30-April 1 Baker City, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he will continue his town halls with in-person community conversations across eastern Oregon counties from Monday, March 30th through
Wyden, Merkley, Warren, Schumer, Democrats Publish Report Revealing Trump, Republicans Stripped Health Care Access, Raised Costs for Americans With “Defund” Planned Parenthood Provision
In six months since Trump and Republicans “defunded” Planned Parenthood, breast exam visits fell by 25% compared to the same period in a previous year, delaying detection and life-saving preventive care Text of Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Elizabeth
Merkley, Padilla Lead Senate Colleagues to Urge Education Department’s Timely Execution of Federal Education Programs for Agricultural Farmworker Students
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and California’s U.S. Senator Alex Padilla today led a group of Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely delivery of federal funds for the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), which
Wyden, Merkley Announce Oregon Coastal Fisheries Receive Federal Disaster Aid Declaration
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that federal officials have determined the Klamath River fall Chinook salmon fisheries in Oregon and California qualified as disasters in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The Oregon senators noted that the disaster determination by the Commerce Department is a
Merkley Introduces Bill to Reduce Severity of Wildfires
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced the Wildfire-Resilient Communities Act to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, and the smoke and economic losses that they cause. “Across the country, our communities have been threatened by increasingly severe wildfires,” Merkley said. “As we saw this summer in
Merkley Files Lawsuit Asking Courts to Intervene, Halt Kavanaugh Confirmation Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced he is filing a lawsuit arguing that the Trump Administration’s actions to withhold substantial parts of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s record have violated the constitutional separation of powers and hindered Senators from fulfilling their constitutional duty of advice and consent on the
Merkley Announces Funding for Major Irrigation Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced nearly $30 million of U.S. Department of Agriculture funding for the Tumalo Irrigation District to improve water conservation, water delivery reliability, and public safety on more than 68 miles of its canals and laterals. Merkley used his position as the
Merkley, Wyden Announce Investments in Health Care, Education in Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced key provisions in education and health care in the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education bill that will help Oregon communities. The bill passed the full Senate on Tuesday and is expected to pass the U.S.
Merkley, Wyden Join Over 130 Lawmakers to Condemn Trump Remarks on Hurricane Death Toll in Puerto Rico
Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with 13 of their Senate colleagues and 116 of their House colleagues, today sent a letter to President Trump denouncing his recent statements about the fatalities in Puerto Rico from Hurricanes Irma
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