Klobuchar, Heinrich, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns About National Trail Program
WASHINGTON – Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies are
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill
Report: “Costly Consequences: How the Trump Administration Unleashed Private Student Loan Lenders” (PDF) Responses from: Citizens | College Ave | Navient | Nelnet | Sallie Mae | SoFi Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senators in releasing a new report of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the
Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Reports of Trump Family Bribe from UAE Officials
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to reporting that a company backed by
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
Bipartisan Coalition of Senators Designates Hemp History Week
Washington, D.C.– To highlight the vast economic potential of industrial hemp for America’s agricultural industry, the Senate passed a bipartisan resolution designating June 5-11, “Hemp History Week.” Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced the bipartisan resolution Wednesday. The Hemp History Week
Merkley Statement on House Passage of the Wrong Choice Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the “Choice Act” today: “I know that the summer is the time for sequels, but the American people have already been through the Great Recession; they don’t need a Great Recession 2. If
Wyden, Merkley Resolution Honoring MAX Attack Heroes Passes Senate
Washington, DC – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley praised the Senate’s passage today of their joint resolution to honor Oregon heroes Rick Best, Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, and Micah David-Cole Fletcher. Best and Namkai-Meche were fatally stabbed on May 26 defending two young women targeted by threatening anti-Muslim hate
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