Merkley’s Response to Trump’s Submission of U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress
Washington, D.C. – Following the Trump Administration’s submission to Congress on a proposed U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation agreement, referred to as a “123 agreement,” Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—co-chair of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—issued the
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reverse Unlawful Cuts to School-Based Mental Health Services
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand the Department of Education disburse funds that were abruptly and unlawfully canceled for School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP) grant programs and halt its attempts to end the grant
Warren, Merkley, Senators Investigate Federal Student Loan Servicer MOHELA for False Delinquency Notices Allegedly Sent to Borrowers
According to reports, MOHELA falsely told borrowers they were thousands of dollars behind on their student loans and nearing default “It is currently unclear how many borrowers received these false notices, whether any borrowers paid the incorrect amounts, and to what extent the issue has been fixed” Text of Letter
Oregon Delegation Seeks Relief for Late February Storm
Washington, D.C. – The entire Oregon congressional delegation today sought a federal disaster declaration for damages in the state caused by a late February storm that brought snow, freezing rain, floods and landslides. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Greg Walden, Suzanne
Merkley, Eshoo Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Unwanted Robocalls and Texts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) today introduced the Regulatory Oversight Barring Obnoxious (ROBO) Calls and Texts Act of 2019. Amid growing frustration from Americans whose cell phone are being bombarded on a daily basis, this legislation would crack down on unwanted and
Wyden, Merkley Join Effort to Preserve Sea Grant Program Funding After Trump Administration Proposed Cuts
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined 25 of their Senate colleagues in an effort to preserve funding for the National Sea Grant College Program (Sea Grant) following the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate its funding in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget. In a bipartisan
Wyden, Merkley Press USDA to Ensure Timely Implementation of Conservation and Forest Management Programs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today sought answers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) following concerns that new agency policy is derailing vital and time-sensitive conservation and forest management programs in Oregon. The USDA has thousands of cooperative agreements in Oregon and across the
Merkley, Kennedy Announce Introduction of Bill to Prevent In-Flight Entertainment Systems that Spy on Passengers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following recent reports that airlines could be using in-flight entertainment systems to spy on passengers, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) today announced the introduction of new, bipartisan legislation that would safeguard passengers’ privacy in the air. The Passenger Privacy Protection Act of 2019
Merkley, Wyden Announce More than $7 Million in AmeriCorps Funding for Oregon
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that Oregon has received more than $7 million in AmeriCorps funding to deploy 402 members to serve nonprofits in Bend and Portland. “Last month I had the opportunity to visit a Heart of Oregon program, YouthBuild, in
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