Merkley, Salinas, Colleagues Champion Strong Federal Support for Regenerative Agriculture
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led their colleagues—including Senator Ron Wyden, Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Val Hoyle (OR-04)—in reintroducing the Soil Conservation And Regeneration Education (Soil CARE) Act. Their bicameral bill would create a training program and curriculum to ensure
Merkley, Watson Coleman, Murkowski, Rutherford Team Up for Bipartisan Effort to Combat Opioid Overdoses in the Workplace
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Congressman John Rutherford (R-FL-05) partnered together on bipartisan legislation to help tackle rising rates of opioid overdoses with increased access to overdose reversal medications like naloxone. The Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK)
Wyden, Merkley, Bynum Celebrate $3.8 Million in Federal Funding for Expansion of Redmond Airport
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum, today announced $3.8 million in federal funding to kickstart the expansion of Redmond Airport. “My visit to the Redmond Airport last fall showed me firsthand how this funding is a solid and key investment in
Merkley Applauds 2nd Circuit Decision Reaffirming LGBTQ Americans’ Right to a Discrimination-Free Workplace
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prevents workplace discrimination against LGBTQ Americans, despite the Trump administration Department of Justice’s attempts to turn back the clock on legal progress for
Oregon Democrats Call for Extension to Public Comment Period on Off-Shore Drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05), along with Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Reps. Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Peter DeFazio (OR-04) sent a letter to the Department of the Interior calling for a 60-day extension of the public comment period for the 2019-2024
Merkley, Joyce Announce Introduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Make Hospitals Safer for Nurses and Patients
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Rep. David Joyce (R-OH) announced that they have introduced legislation to make hospitals safer for nurses and patients. The Safe Staffing for Nurse and Patient Safety Act of 2018 requires hospitals participating in Medicare to implement adequate staffing plans for nursing
Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio Preserve Southwestern Oregon Mineral Withdrawal
Washington, D.C. – Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Rep. Peter DeFazio today announced that the U.S. Forest Service has told them it will not revisit a southwestern Oregon mineral withdrawal protecting more than 100,000 acres from development. That good news in a letter from Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who oversees
In Bipartisan Letter, Merkley and Young Urge Continued Support for International Food Aid
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Todd Young (R-IN) yesterday urged continued support for international food aid programs that save millions of lives. Merkley and Young are, respectively, the Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee that oversees multilateral institutions and multilateral international development. In the letter, Merkley
Wyden, Merkley Push Zinke for Response to Five-Month-Old Sagebrush Request
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today asked the Interior Department for a positive response to their Sept. 22 letter urging approval for a program that has inmates produce sagebrush plants to help restore sage grouse habitat after fires. Today’s letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke comes
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