Van Hollen, Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Aid Workers in Conflict Zones
WASHINGTON – Today, on Human Rights Day, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation to protect humanitarian aid workers operating in conflict zones. The lawmakers’ legislation, the Commitment to Aid Workers Act, would strengthen U.S. efforts to safeguard those who risk their
Senate Republicans Block Merkley’s Bill to Prevent War with Venezuela
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of his Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act of 2025, which would block federal funds from being used for military actions in Venezuela: “As the Constitution so clearly says, Congress has the power
Senators Blunt Rochester, Merkley, Warnock Introduce Bill to Repair Infrastructure, Bridge Communities
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) today introduced the Restoring Essential Public Access and Improving Resilient (REPAIR) Infrastructure Program Act. The bill would reauthorize and expand the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Reconnecting Communities Program as the REPAIR Infrastructure Program,
REPORT: Merkley releases report showing nearly 1 in 5 Oregon households would pay more under Republican tax plan
Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today released a report showing that the Republican tax plan would provide vast benefits to millionaires, while raising taxes on nearly 20 percent of Oregon households. “President Trump and the GOP’s tax scam leaves Oregon’s working families behind,” Merkley said. “We should
Whitehouse, Merkley Call on Dourson to Address Key Ethics Concerns Ahead of Committee Vote
Washington, DC – Today, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) called on President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency’s toxic pollution office to explain whether he is obeying federal ethics rules, having already started work at the agency. Whitehouse and Merkley called for Michael Dourson’s
Merkley, Bonamici Announce D.C. Arrival of “I Am Not Invisible:” Oregon Exhibit Featuring Women Veterans on Display in U.S. Capitol This Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) today announced that “I Am Not Invisible”—a powerful exhibit featuring the stories and contributions of Oregon’s women veterans—has arrived in Washington, D.C. and will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol through October 26th. Merkley and Bonamici helped bring
Wyden, Merkley, Crapo, Cantwell, Risch, Murray Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Fire Prevention Efforts
Washington, D.C. – In the wake of another historic wildfire season, a bipartisan group of western senators introduced a common-sense bill to better prepare for and prevent costly wildfires. The Wildland Fires Act of 2017 will help further the federal and state firefighting agencies’ “National Cohesive Fire Strategy” by authorizing
Young, Merkley Lead Bipartisan Letter Calling for Action on Burma Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led a bipartisan letter to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley regarding the Burmese military’s brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya Muslim minority. The letter signed by
Wyden, Merkley Want Answers From ICE About Portland Arrest
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today asked federal immigration officials to explain the arrest this week of Carlos Bolanos after what appears to be an illegal entry of a private home in the Portland metro area. “In a video of Mr. Bolanos’ arrest, plainclothes agents appear
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