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Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Expand Mental Health Care Workforce

Recent data from HHS highlights that more than half of all Americans live in a region lacking enough mental health professionals Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said that they are introducing a bill that would bolster the behavioral and mental health care workforce by

Merkley Statement on CR

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after voting against a continuing resolution that fails to provide a solution for DREAMers or for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP):  “Every day, more than 100 DREAMers – young Americans who know no other home – lose their

Wyden, Merkley, 11 Senators Press U.S. Forest Service on Greater Sage-Grouse Review

WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and 11 of their Senate colleagues wrote to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tony Tooke yesterday to request information about the agency’s role in the Trump Administration’s review of 2015 plans to protect the imperiled greater sage-grouse.  In a Federal Register notice last

Merkley: Senate Has Passed “The Biggest Bank Heist in History”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Senate Republicans narrowly passed a bill along party lines that will give trillions of dollars to the wealthiest Americans and demolish health care for millions of Americans: “The Senate Republicans just pulled off the biggest bank heist in

Merkley, Schakowsky Join Calls for New Election in Honduras

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement regarding the situation in Honduras: “We are deeply concerned by the widespread irregularities documented by outside election observers in Honduras’ November 26 presidential election. It

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