Press Releases

Merkley Statement on Conclusion of Global Plastics Treaty Talks

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a long-time leader and fierce advocate for tackling the plastic pollution crisis across its entire life cycle—released the following statement after the conclusion of the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) in Geneva, Switzerland: “For plastics, many

MERKLEY, WYDEN, BONAMICI, DEFAZIO, SCHRADER REINTRODUCE BIPARTISAN TIMBER INNOVATION ACT

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Oregon’s Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio and Kurt Schrader, have joined Senate and House colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Timber Innovation Act, which aims to find new and innovative uses for wood as building material. “Oregon’s rural economy depends

Wyden, Merkley Introduce Low-income Housing Legislation

Washington, D.C. – Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are co-sponsoring a bipartisan bill that would target the affordable housing crisis by strengthening and expanding the federal low-income housing tax credit. “This legislation provides a solid foundation for the major remodel that America’s housing policy needs

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