Wyden, Merkley Announce More Than $17 Million to be Invested in Oregon Rural Airports under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
La Grande, Klamath Falls, Hood River, Hermiston, John Day, and McMinnville airports to receive federal funds for upkeep, expanded services Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced more than $17 million will be invested in airports throughout Oregon thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law they supported in
Reps. Hoyle, Huffman & Senator Merkley Introduce Bill to Expand Smith River National Recreation Area into Southwest Oregon
EUGENE, OR – Today, U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle (OR-04) and Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02) introduced the Smith River National Recreation Area (NRA) Expansion Act to protect Southwest Oregon’s scenic North Fork Smith River watershed and its world-class rivers, salmon strongholds, rare plants, clean drinking water, and recreation opportunities. The House
187 Members of Congress File Brief to Support Conversion Therapy Bans at SCOTUS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Congressional Equality Caucus Vice Chair & House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-36), and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) filed an amicus brief to urge the United States Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of Colorado’s ban
Merkley Slams Trump Plan to Gut Wall Street Oversight
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement in response to President Trump’s plan to gut Wall Street oversight by rolling back key pieces of the reforms that were put in place following the 2008 financial crisis: “Eight years ago, following a decade of predatory home-lending and
MERKLEY, WYDEN, BLUMENAUER, BONAMICI, DEFAZIO, SCHRADER ASK FOR WAIVER FROM MUSLIM BAN TO ALLOW INFANT’S LIFE-SAVING SURGERY
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Ron Wyden, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, Congressman Peter DeFazio, and Congressman Kurt Schrader on Friday sent an urgent letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, asking him to issue a waiver from the ban on travel from predominately Muslim countries
SENATORS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO CODIFY MEMBERSHIP ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today introduced legislation that will clarify the permanent membership of the National Security Council (NSC) to better ensure that decisions affecting the national security of the nation
Merkley Statement on Pruitt Nomination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after he joined Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee to boycott a vote on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominee Scott Pruitt until Pruitt fully answers the committee’s questions: “EPA nominee Scott Pruitt failed to answer important questions
Merkley Statement on Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump announced his nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States. Last year, following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Senate Republicans engaged in an unprecedented blockade of President Obama’s nominee to fill the
MERKLEY, WYDEN, BLUMENAUER, BONAMICI, SCHRADER, DEFAZIO DEMAND TRUMP REVERSE MUSLIM BAN
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Ron Wyden, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici on Monday joined Senate and House Democratic colleagues in a vigil outside the Supreme Court, calling on the president to reverse his executive orders that amount to a ban on Muslim refugees and
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