Wyden, Merkley Push FAA to Implement Emergency Safety Regulations Following Deadly Helicopter Crash
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today pressed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to explain what it’s doing now to prevent another deadly helicopter crash like the one last month in Arizona that killed four Oregonians. “While a thorough investigation is necessary to develop comprehensive, data-based recommendations,
Wicker, Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring the 125th Anniversary of Army Nurse Corps
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Representatives David Joyce, R-Ohio., and Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., today introduced a resolution honoring the 125th anniversary of the Army Nurse Corps. The Army Nurse Corps was established on February 2, 1901, marking the entry of the first
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Expand Mental Health Care Workforce
Recent data from HHS highlights that more than half of all Americans live in a region lacking enough mental health professionals Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said that they are introducing a bill that would bolster the behavioral and mental health care workforce by
Merkley Leads Successful Amendment to Restore UN Climate Change Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has passed his amendment to the 2018 State and Foreign Operations funding bill, restoring full U.S. funding for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The amendment
SENATORS YOUNG AND MERKLEY CALL FOR GAO REVIEW OF UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
Today, Senators Todd Young (R-IN) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee that oversees the United Nations, sent a letter to the Comptroller General asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations. Young and Merkley issued the following
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
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