Van Hollen, Merkley Press Lutnick for Answers on Epstein Ties
Letter follows Lutnick admission to Senator Van Hollen in Appropriations hearing that he lied about the extent and nature of his relationship with Epstein Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and Senator Jeff
Sheehy, Merkley Introduce Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the bipartisan Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to provide Air Traffic Controllers more tools and training to keep American airspace safe. “America is the birthplace of aviation, and our hardworking air traffic controllers deserve the tools and
Hawley, Merkley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Wall Street from Buying Single-Family Homes
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Homes for American Families Act and an update of the HOPE for Homeownership Act, a comprehensive package to prohibit large institutional investors from buying up single-family homes. Their legislation is a response to the homeownership crisis in America, which has been exacerbated
Merkley: Release of Nunes Memo Shows House Republicans Will Go to Nearly Any Length to Obstruct Russia Investigation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee published the Nunes memo: “The House Republicans have gone through with their plan to release a highly misleading memo made up of cherry-picked classified information. This puts us in extremely dangerous territory.
Merkley, Wyden, DeFazio, Schrader, Bonamici, Blumenauer to Secretary Zinke: Hands Off Our Coast
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Representatives Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader, Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer today joined a bicameral, bipartisan group of 16 Pacific Northwest lawmakers in a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke calling for the Oregon and Washington coasts to be removed from
Wyden, Merkley Statement on Resignation of Roseburg VA Director Doug Paxton
Portland – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement about the resignation of Roseburg VA Director Doug Paxton: “It’s been clear from the growing number of troubling reports from veterans served in Roseburg’s VA system that change is needed to provide the top-notch care those
Merkley Statement on State of the Union
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump’s first State of the Union address: “President Trump delivered a speech tonight that was virtually devoid of substance. “There was the long-awaited infrastructure plan which, instead of truly investing in our nation’s future and
Merkley, Wyden Join Senate Democrats Urging Secretary Zinke to Keep Public Lands in Public Hands
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that they are joining a group of Senate Democrats to urge Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to keep public lands public by prohibiting widespread sale and transfer of public lands. The senators asked Zinke to uphold the Department of
Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer, DeFazio, Bonamici Urge Action to Protect State Marijuana Laws in Bipartisan Letter to Trump
Washington, DC – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Peter DeFazio, Suzanne Bonamici and 49 of their Senate and House colleagues sent a bipartisan letter today to Trump requesting he urge Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reinstate the Cole Memorandum. Doing so would create a pathway to a more comprehensive
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