Merkley Denounces Unjust Sentencing of Hong Kong Democracy Advocate Jimmy Lai
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—issued this statement following the sentencing of Jimmy Lai, an entrepreneur and democracy advocate in Hong Kong who has been imprisoned since 2020 under
Merkley, Wyden Lead the Charge to Limit DHS’ Use of Facial Recognition Technology Amid Trump’s Rapidly Growing Surveillance State
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they introduced the ICE Out of Our Faces Act. The bicameral legislation would rein in the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), banning agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs
Merkley, Senate and House Lawmakers: Trump Administration Risking a New Arms Race with Failure to Renew Nuclear Treaty with Russia
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—co-chair of the Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—led his Senate and House colleagues in raising urgent concerns about the expiration this week of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
Merkley to Hold Town Halls in Polk, Yamhill, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Harney, Crook Counties
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Polk, Yamhill, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Harney and Crook counties on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 4, 5 and 6. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about
Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio, Huffman Urge Continued Chetco Protections
Washington, D.C. – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Reps. Peter DeFazio and Jared Huffman today strongly urged federal officials to extend interim mineral withdrawal protections for the Chetco River in southwest Oregon. The lawmakers’ letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue notes that their request
Merkley Decries Senate Confirmation of Pompeo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm CIA Director Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State: “The Senate’s confirmation of Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State is a huge mistake for our nation.
Merkley Joins Bill to Establish a Federal Jobs Guarantee Program in High-Need Communities
Washington, DC – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is partnering with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) to introduce legislation that would establish a model federal jobs guarantee program in up to 15 high-unemployment communities and regions across the United States. The legislation is also cosponsored by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kamala
Merkley, Colleagues Question Pruitt’s Effort to Limit EPA’s Use of Science
WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, joined by Senators Tom Carper (D-DE), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt requesting more information on his planned proposal to change
Merkley to Hold Town Hall in Linn County
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall in Linn County on Monday, April 30. 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 ‘We
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