Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill
Report: “Costly Consequences: How the Trump Administration Unleashed Private Student Loan Lenders” (PDF) Responses from: Citizens | College Ave | Navient | Nelnet | Sallie Mae | SoFi Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senators in releasing a new report of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the
Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Reports of Trump Family Bribe from UAE Officials
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to reporting that a company backed by
Oregon Lawmakers Demand Homeland Security Withdraw its Federal Agents from Portland After They Tear-Gassed Oregonians
Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Bynum and Dexter: “Attacking our communities is not law enforcement: it is a blatant suppression of people’s constitutional rights.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today led a letter with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine
Merkley, Wyden Respond to Trump Administration Assault on Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today responded to new reports that the Trump Administration will seek to shrink the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and diminish its protections. The Senators pointed out that the monument was expanded through an extensive public process, and that the Trump Administration’s
Merkley Statement on Anti-Rohingya Persecution in Burma
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement calling on the Government of Burma to cease its persecution of the Rohingya ethnic minority, and to take immediate steps to reverse the conditions that have created the unfolding humanitarian and
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Amendment to Defense Bill to Train National Guard Members to Fight Wildfires
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week introduced an amendment to the Senate’s defense bill that would help train additional members of the National Guard to fight wildfires. The Wyden-Merkley amendment would authorize federal funding to train Guard members for wildfire response. It would also give
Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley Join Effort to Help Working Families Access Affordable, High-Quality Child Care
WASHINGTON, DC [09/14/17] – Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), a leader on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) joined comprehensive legislation to improve child care and early learning programs. The Child Care for Working Families Act, introduced by Senator Patty Murray
Merkley Receives National Farmers Union’s Highest Honor
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley on Tuesday was honored by the National Farmers Union (NFU) with the Golden Triangle Award, recognizing the senator as a farm champion in Congress for his leadership and dedication to improving the livelihoods of family farmers and ranchers. “This has been a tough
Oregon Delegation Presses Secs. Zinke and Perdue for Additional Resources to Fight Wildfires
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader, Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, and Greg Walden today urged federal land management agencies to heed Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s request for additional fire suppression resources to address 17 large wildfires raging across the state,