Merkley, Murkowski Secure Commitment to Preserve U.S. Ocean Monitoring Systems
Washington, D.C. – Following public outrage over the dismantling of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced the NSF was pausing its planned removal of the OOI’s sensors. NSF’s decision came after Merkley and Murkowski passed a Senate
King, Merkley, Colleagues Call to Terminate Illegal Plans for “Triumphal Arch”
Key legislators cite federal laws that prohibit construction without congressional approval WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Subcommittee on National Parks, is leading a group of his Congressional colleagues in objecting to the Trump Administration’s proposed plan to illegally construct
Merkley, Huffman, Lawmakers to EPA: Don’t Sacrifice Our Communities for Chemical Recyclers
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, led a bicameral group of 50 lawmakers to sound the alarm over a review by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that paves the way to eliminate Clean
Wyden, Merkley Join Colleagues to Introduce Legislation to Raise the Minimum Wage
Washington, D.C. – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week joined House and Senate colleagues to introduce legislation to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 in 2024. The Raise Wage Act of 2019 would also index future minimum wage increases to median wage growth and ensure all workers are
In Bombshell NBC News Story, Merkley Reveals Secret Trump Administration Plan to Create Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a bombshell NBC News report, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today revealed a previously secret document that shows the Trump Administration deliberately plotting to create a crisis at the southern border. The memo, dated December 2017, details deliberate plans to implement a family separation policy as a
Wyden, Merkley Urge FDA to Update Regulations to Ensure U.S. Producers and Consumers Have Access to CBD, Other Hemp-Derived Products
Washington, D.C. – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to update federal regulations governing the use of certain hemp-derived ingredients in food, beverages or dietary supplements. Congress legalized the production and sale of industrial hemp and hemp derivatives, including hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD),
Merkley to Hold Town Halls in Four Counties
Portland, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Marion, Coos, Curry and Douglas counties on Monday and Tuesday, January 21 and 22. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the
Merkley, Democratic Senators Sound Alarm: Trump Shutdown Threatens Wildfire Preparedness
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and a group of 11 Democratic Senators today pressed for an end to the shutdown that President Trump and congressional Republicans have inflicted on the nation, sounding the alarm about growing impacts on wildfire preparedness as the shutdown drags on. In addition to
Wyden, Merkley Back Measure to Give Medicare Drug Negotiating Power
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week introduced a bill that will allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for the 43 million seniors who participate in Medicare Part D. “Medicare should be able to use its massive bargaining power to lower seniors’
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