Merkley Announces More Oregon Town Halls
Senator holding nine in-person conversations in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties between March 30-April 1 Baker City, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he will continue his town halls with in-person community conversations across eastern Oregon counties from Monday, March 30th through
Wyden, Merkley, Warren, Schumer, Democrats Publish Report Revealing Trump, Republicans Stripped Health Care Access, Raised Costs for Americans With “Defund” Planned Parenthood Provision
In six months since Trump and Republicans “defunded” Planned Parenthood, breast exam visits fell by 25% compared to the same period in a previous year, delaying detection and life-saving preventive care Text of Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Elizabeth
Merkley, Padilla Lead Senate Colleagues to Urge Education Department’s Timely Execution of Federal Education Programs for Agricultural Farmworker Students
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and California’s U.S. Senator Alex Padilla today led a group of Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely delivery of federal funds for the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), which
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.
Merkley, Wyden Announce Expanded Collaborative Forest Investment in the Farm Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the 2018 Farm Bill proposed by the Senate doubles the size of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) and extends it through 2023. This critical program, which helps fund collaborative and community-based forest management, has
Wyden, Merkley Secure Provision to Legalize Hemp in Senate Farm Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today announced he and Sen. Jeff Merkley secured a provision in the Senate Farm Bill to legalize industrial hemp. Wyden worked with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to ensure their bipartisan Hemp Farming Act of 2018 was included in legislation released today. The Senate
Wyden, Merkley Call on Speaker Ryan to Hold House Vote on Net Neutrality
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined their Democratic colleagues in the Senate in urging House Speaker Paul Ryan to schedule a vote on the Senate resolution to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) disastrous decision to repeal the agency’s net neutrality rules. “Without these
Merkley Announces Key Oregon Wins in Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced key provisions in the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee bill that will help Oregon communities. “Oregon is facing a housing crisis, so I’m glad to be able to add hundreds of millions of dollars to rental assistance,”