Oregon Lawmakers Demand Homeland Security Withdraw its Federal Agents from Portland After They Tear-Gassed Oregonians
Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Bynum and Dexter: “Attacking our communities is not law enforcement: it is a blatant suppression of people’s constitutional rights.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today led a letter with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine
Republicans Again Block Merkley’s Push to Permanently Ban Pocket Rescissions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate considers bipartisan legislation to set funding for a portion of the federal government, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, offered an amendment to codify a permanent ban on pocket rescissions by prohibiting the President from sending Congress a
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Probe Collapse in IRS Investigations of Wealthy Tax Cheats Under Trump
Senators: IRS investigations into abusive tax schemes plummeted last year to lowest levels in the past decade Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand answers on how Republican funding clawbacks and DOGE staff cuts have gutted the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation
Merkley Statement on NDAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the Senate vote on the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “I know from my time working at the Pentagon how important it is to give our men and women in uniform the full resources they need to
Merkley Announces Forestry and Water Infrastructure Funding in Interior Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that key provisions that will help Oregon’s rural communities are included in the U.S. Department of Interior Appropriations bill. “This bill does a lot for rural Oregon’s resources, including forest health, firefighting, water and wildlife,” Merkley said. “Fighting for Oregon’s
Merkley to Sessions: Come With Me to See Impacts on Children at Border
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following up on his deep concerns about the Justice Department’s new “zero tolerance” policy that is driving family separation at the border, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions via phone this morning. In response to Sessions’ statement to Hugh Hewitt that he would
Merkley Statement on Singapore Summit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement regarding President Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong Un: “There is no military solution to the crisis with North Korea, so it is important that the Administration continues to pursue diplomacy. “The
Oregon Congressional Delegation Presses ICE on Rights of Immigrant Detainees at Federal Prison in Oregon
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, with House members Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Earl Blumenauer, Peter DeFazio and Kurt Schrader, on Monday demanded that the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately allow individuals being held at a federal prison in Sheridan, Ore.,
Merkley, Wyden Announce Mass Wood Products Provisions Included in Farm Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that most provisions in the Timber Innovation Act are included in the 2018 Farm Bill proposed by the Senate, supporting the development of mass timber products for building construction. In May, Merkley co-led a letter with Sen.
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