Merkley, Salinas Lead New Bill to Hold ICE, CBP Accountable for Abusing Americans’ Constitutional Rights
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced new legislation to hold U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) liable for violating individuals’ constitutional rights. The ICE and CBP Constitutional Accountability Act would make the federal government
Elfreth, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Partisan National Park Passes
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Vice Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the top Democrat overseeing funding for the National Park Service, introduced the Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act. The bill is straightforward legislation that would explicitly prohibit the National
CBO Tells Merkley: Trump’s Brazen National Guard Deployment to American Cities Has So Far Cost U.S. Taxpayers Upwards of $589 Million
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) told U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that President Donald Trump’s brazen decision to deploy National Guard personnel to U.S. cities, including Portland, has cost taxpayers upwards of $589 million to date. If these
Merkley, Brown Raise Questions About New Attempt to Weaken Volcker Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, the coauthor of the Volcker Rule, and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, today sharply questioned new efforts to reopen and potentially weaken the Volcker Rule, a landmark 2010 Wall Street reform provision. Their efforts follow a
Merkley Statement on Oregon Wildfires
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley reacted to the fires burning across Oregon, and announced plans to push to include emergency funding for wildfires in the disaster bill that is expected to move through Congress this month: “All across our state we are experiencing devastating wildfires. I’m praying for
Merkley Statement on Trump’s Move to Dismantle DACA, Endanger Future for DREAMers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement in reaction to President Trump’s move to dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program and remove key protections for DREAMers: “President Trump’s move to go back on our promise to DREAMers is not only heartless, it’s shortsighted.
Merkley, Wyden Respond To Reports On Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Review
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today responded to the Trump Administration’s “review” of Oregon’s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, after media reports that the administration will take unprecedented steps to undermine protections for some of the most biodiverse public land in the United States. The Trump Administration
Following Congressional Delegation to Korea, Japan, and China, Merkley Calls for Stronger Sanctions and Focused Diplomacy to Address Threat of North Korea
Portland, OR — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Subcommittee on East Asia, on Friday called for stronger sanctions and focused diplomacy to address the crisis with North Korea. Merkley returned late Thursday night from a weeklong trip to South Korea, Japan and China with a bipartisan
Merkley Statement on Trump’s Address on Afghanistan
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in reaction to President Trump’s August 21 address on the future of the war in Afghanistan: “This evening, in his address to the nation on the future of the war
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