Merkley Celebrates Senate Passage of His Bipartisan Bill to Wipe Out Non-Flushables from Wastewater Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced that his bipartisan Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act unanimously passed the Senate. Merkley leads the WIPPES Act with Maine’s U.S. Senator Susan Collins. The WIPPES Act would address health, ecosystem, and wastewater infrastructure concerns caused by the flushing of non-flushable wipes.
Merkley Launches Investigation into Private Equity Ownership of Child Care Centers
Investigation Seeks to Determine if Private Equity Ownership in the Child Care Industry is Prioritizing Investor Profits Over the Health, Safety, and Welfare of Children Washington, D.C. — To address the growing concern over the role private equity is playing in the child care industry, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR),
Merkley Announces More Oregon Town Halls
Senator holding nine in-person conversations in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties between March 30-April 1 Baker City, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he will continue his town halls with in-person community conversations across eastern Oregon counties from Monday, March 30th through
Senators Shred Trump Administration’s Offshore Drilling Reversal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today led more than three dozen U.S. Senators, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, in sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s decision to reopen offshore drilling leases three years ahead of schedule. This decision puts vast stretches of coastline along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts
Merkley Statement on Rep. Bob Jenson
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement about Rep. Bob Jenson, who served in the Oregon Legislature for nine terms. He died Saturday. “I am honored to have served with Rep. Bob Jenson in the Oregon Legislature. Bob was a good friend; it was always wonderful
Merkley to Hold Town Halls in Curry and Josephine Counties
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Curry and Josephine counties on Monday, Jan. 15. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America. “In our
Merkley to Hold Town Halls in Marion, Lincoln and Washington Counties
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Marion, Lincoln and Washington counties on Saturday, Jan. 13. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America. “In
Merkley to Hold Town Halls in Wasco, Hood River and Multnomah Counties
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Wasco, Hood River and Multnomah counties on Sunday, Jan. 14. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America.
Merkley, Brown, Blumenauer, Bonamici Call on Congress to Reauthorize CHIP
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Governor Kate Brown, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici on Friday called on Congress to stop holding hostage the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and to pass the bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the program. “The fact that CHIP is being used
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