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Wyden, Merkley, Warren, Schumer, Democrats Publish Report Revealing Trump, Republicans Stripped Health Care Access, Raised Costs for Americans With “Defund” Planned Parenthood Provision

In six months since Trump and Republicans “defunded” Planned Parenthood, breast exam visits fell by 25% compared to the same period in a previous year, delaying detection and life-saving preventive care Text of Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Elizabeth

Merkley, Padilla Lead Senate Colleagues to Urge Education Department’s Timely Execution of Federal Education Programs for Agricultural Farmworker Students

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and California’s U.S. Senator Alex Padilla today led a group of Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely delivery of federal funds for the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), which

Senators Fight to Stop Republican Effort to Open Arctic Refuge to Drilling

Washington (October 17, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash,), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) were joined today by the League of Conservation Voters, Defenders of Wildlife and the Alaska Wilderness League to call for the

Oregon Delegation Urges Prompt EPA Action on Portland Harbor site

WASHINGTON — All seven members of Oregon’s congressional delegation today urged federal environmental officials to support the prompt transition of the Portland Harbor Superfund site from the prolonged study phase to active cleanup.  The letter from U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer,

Merkley Slams Trump Health Care Sabotage

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced late Thursday night that the Trump administration will stop paying health care Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) payments. Without the CSR payments, health insurance rates will see double digit increases—in many cases, 20% or more.

Merkley Statement on Trump Iran Deal Blunder

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump’s announcement on decertifying the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal: “Make no mistake: With his announcement today, President Trump is

Merkley, Wyden Announce Rural Development Grants for Small Businesses

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development, and Ron Wyden today announced more than $42,000 in grant funding for small-business programs in rural Oregon. “Oregon can’t be successful if we don’t have good jobs and vibrant

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