Ranking Member Merkley, Colleagues Denounce Trump Administration’s Partisan Changes to National Park Service Access for 2026
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the top Democrat overseeing funding for the National Park Service— today led U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jack Reed (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ed Markey (D-MA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Patty Murray (D-WA), Cory
Ranking Member Merkley: Interior-Environment Funding Bill Boosts Wildfire Resiliency, Water Infrastructure, and Climate Investments in Oregon and Across the Nation
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Interior-Environment Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Appropriations bill in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 82-15: “Oregonians turned out in record numbers during my town halls last year and delivered
Merkley, Sullivan, Curtis, Kaine Push for Bipartisan Crackdown on Chinese Government-Controlled Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—teamed up with current CECC Chair Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Senator John Curtis (R-UT), and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) to introduce bipartisan legislation that
Merkley Holds Rally on Federal Courthouse Steps Following Filing of Emoluments Clause Lawsuit
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today held a public rally on the Hatfield Federal Courthouse steps, after joining the largest group of Congressional plaintiffs in history to seek a court order to force President Trump to stop violating the Constitution’s anti-corruption Foreign Emoluments Clause. “Trump is violating a
Oregon Lawmakers Urge Education Secretary to Protect Students, Reverse Student Loan Decisions
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) led a group of more than 150 Members of Congress – including Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Peter DeFazio and Earl Blumenauer – in opposing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s decision to remove key requirements from the Department of Education’s
As Republicans Attempt To Jam Secret Trumpcare Bill Through Senate Without Hearings, Senate Dems Announce the “No Hearing, No Vote Act” To Require All Fast-Tracked Reconciliation Bills Be Subject To A Committee Hearing Before A Final Senate Vote
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democrats today announced new legislation – The “No Hearing, No Vote Act” — that would hold Senate Republicans’ feet to the fire and require that any legislation going through the fast-tracked reconciliation process, such as the Trumpcare bill Republicans are currently drafting in private, have at
Merkley Welcomes First Senate Page Sponsored by His Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley on Monday welcomed the first Senate page to be sponsored by his office: Joy Day, a Salem, Ore., native. “We are thrilled to have a future Oregon leader in the Senate this summer,” Merkley said. “Joy has demonstrated her talent in academics and
Merkley, Stabenow Push Back on Trump Administration Plan to Eliminate Key Rural Development Position
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today pushed back on the Trump Administration’s plans to eliminate the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development, expressing concern that the elimination of the position will hinder efforts to boost rural development and grow
MERKLEY TO HOLD TOWN HALLS IN KLAMATH, LAKE, GRANT, WHEELER COUNTIES
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Klamath, Lake, Grant and Wheeler counties on Saturday and Sunday, June 17 and 18. 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
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