Merkley, Mannion Champion Legislation to Make Mental Health Care Accessible for Every Student in America
Washington, D.C. – During Mental Health Awareness Month, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congressman John Mannion (NY-22) announced the reintroduction of the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, legislation that would significantly boost the availability of mental health providers in America’s public schools. Mental illness affects nearly 20 percent of American youth. This bicameral legislation would put additional mental health providers in elementary and
Forty-One Senators Push to Keep Harmful Environmental Riders Out of Appropriations Bills
Senators warn that inclusion of poison pills harming the environment would undermine Senate’s ability to pass bipartisan spending bills Washington, D.C. – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior,
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Food and Nutrition Service Reorganization
Oregon senators warn that reorganizations would “further weaken the ability of the agency to administer federal nutrition assistance programs.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in raising strong concerns about the plan to reorganize the Food and Nutrition Service at the U.S.
Merkley, Warren, Hoyle, Ryan, Jayapal Introduce New Bill to Crack Down on Health Insurers Buying up Clinics Across the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Massachusetts’ U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren teamed up with U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04), Pat Ryan (NY-18), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) to introduce new legislation in response to billionaire health care corporations buying up independently owned clinics across the nation to pad
Casten, Merkley Demand SEC Oversight of CCP-Linked Billionaire Who Invested $75M Into Trump WLF
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) demanding it conduct full oversight of Justin Sun’s cryptocurrency company and his multi-million dollar investments into President Donald Trump’s digital assets projects, which raise serious investor
Merkley, Bonamici, Bacon Partner on Bipartisan Legislation to Ban Toxic Asbestos, Save Lives
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley partnered with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Don Bacon (R-NE-02) on a bipartisan effort to prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution in commerce of all six recognized asbestos fibers. The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025 protects the health of Americans across
Wyden, Merkley Lead Colleagues in Calling on Senate Leaders to Protect Hemp Legalization in Government Funding Bill
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today led their Senate colleagues in calling on Senate leadership to make sure no government spending bill re-criminalizes hemp products, and instead work together to consider legislation that would fully regulate these products and improve consumer safety. In 2018, Wyden
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Tax Fairness Bill for Striking Workers
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-OR) said today they have introduced legislation that would ensure workers in Oregon and nationwide are not taxed on the small stipends they receive while on strike. “Americans battling for fair wages, working conditions and benefits count on strike
Bynum, Merkley, Wyden Demand Funding for Kids with Disabilities in Central Oregon Be Restored
Washington, DC – Today, after the Trump Administration announced the termination of a grant for the Central Oregon Disability Support Network, Inc. (CODSN), Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led a letter to the U.S. Department of Education demanding the reinstatement of the federal funding. CODSN is an organization that has provided essential support to
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