Merkley, Oregon Delegation Decry Sudden Loss of Columbia River Hatchery Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and the Oregon Congressional Delegation members Senator Ron Wyden, and Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Janelle Bynum (OR-05), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) decried the decision of Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to abruptly end its participation in the Safe Area Fisheries Enhancement (SAFE) program. The SAFE program has been operational since 1993, and provides reliable stocks
Wyden, Merkley Ask State Data Center Advisory Committee to Consider Multiple Issues Raised by Oregonians
Oregon senators: “Several issues have been raised by constituents regarding responsible data center development with our offices, ranging from local to state to federal jurisdiction.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today wrote Gov. Tina Kotek’s data center advisory committee to convey concerns both senators have
Peters, Schumer, Murray & Merkley Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding OMB Rescind Rule Giving President Sweeping Power to Politicize Federal Grants
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Democratic Leader; Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, led the entire Senate Democratic caucus in demanding
Following Return from Central America, House and Senate Democrats Call for Free and Open Elections in Guatemala
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Representatives Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Don Beyer (D-Va.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Lou Correa (D-Calif.), released the following statement urging Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the country’s highest authority on elections, to allow all qualified candidates to
New Merkley Video: Grassroots America Is Key to Stopping Trump Strategy of Hurting Children at Border
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate voted on the disapproval of President Trump’s national emergency, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released a new, in-depth video detailing the true humanitarian crisis at the border, and how grassroots America can fight back against Trump’s policies that have inflicted trauma on children. “There is
Merkley, Wyden, Walden Introduce Bill to ify Fraudulent Tribal Treaty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, with Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR 2), today introduced the 1865 Treaty ification Act to formally and finally ify a fraudulent treaty with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, and clearly validate an 1855 treaty that establishes the
Merkley, Collins, Baldwin, Booker Lead Senate Introduction of Landmark, Bipartisan LGBTQ Rights Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced historic, comprehensive federal legislation—the bipartisan Equality Act of 2019—to ban discrimination against LGBTQ Americans. They were joined by 43 of their Senate colleagues. The legislation was filed
Merkley to Hold Town Hall in Yamhill County
Portland, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall in Yamhill County on Wednesday, March 20. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America. “In our
Following Oversight Visit to Homestead, Merkley Reiterates Call to Shut Down Unregulated Child Prisons
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after conducting an oversight visit this morning to the Homestead child detention center in Homestead, Florida: “I have been blessed to watch two wonderful children grow up and share their laughs and tears. And if there’s one thing you learn
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