Merkley, Curtis Announce Bipartisan Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and John Curtis (R-UT), respectively the Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, teamed up to introduce bipartisan legislation that would finally end all commercial and
Senators Markey, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Healthcare for Americans Who Cannot Afford Bail
Bill Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today reintroduced the Equity in Pretrial Health Coverage Act, legislation that would protect the continuity of federal health benefits under Medicaid, Medicare, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Audit the Pentagon and End Wasteful Spending
Senators: The Pentagon failed its eighth consecutive audit last year, unable to fully account for $4.65 trillion in assets Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said they joined Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would impose financial consequences if the Pentagon fails to pass a full, independent
Merkley Announces Key Oregon Wins in Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced key provisions in the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee bill that will help Oregon communities. “Oregon is facing a housing crisis, so I’m glad to be able to add hundreds of millions of dollars to rental assistance,”
Merkley Presses Administration on Conditions for Detained Migrant Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today pressed the Trump administration for answers on how children who have been separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border are being treated while detained. Last Sunday, Merkley visited the border to investigate the Trump administration’s cruel new child separation policy and
At Border, Merkley Demands Answers on Cruel Child Separation Policy
MCALLEN, TX – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today visited the U.S.-Mexico border in McAllen, Texas, demanding answers from immigration officials about the Trump administration’s cruel new policy of separating children from their parents at the border. “This cruel treatment of children and families arriving to the U.S. is completely un-American
Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Bill to Protect Children Left Alone When Parents Arrested or Detained By Immigration Officials
Washington, D.C. –Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are co-sponsoring legislation that would protect the safety and well-being of minor children left alone and vulnerable after their parents have been arrested or detained by U.S. immigration authorities. “Innocent children shouldn’t face a sudden and mysterious sense of abandonment when
Merkley Pushes Back on Regulators’ Weakening of Volcker Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a co-author of the Volcker Rule, released the following statement after Trump-appointed regulators announced that they would rewrite implementation of the rule to weaken its restrictions: “Let’s call it like it is: This is a massive giveaway to the biggest banks. Our small,
Local Health Care Providers Join Merkley in Pushing for Medicare Option for All
MEDFORD, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today was joined by local health care providers in pushing for the Choose Medicare Act, legislation authored by Merkley. Local health care leaders included Rogue Valley Community Health CEO William North, Siskiyou Community Health CEO Richard Booth, La Clinica CEO Brenda Johnson, and Marya
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