Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle Secure Written Commitment from Coast Guard Acting Commandant Lunday that Newport Helicopter Will Remain
Follows Merkley placing his hold on Lunday’s nomination to lead Coast Guard, joint efforts to advocate for this essential rescue helicopter Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senator Ron Wyden and Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04), announced that they secured written commitments from Admiral Kevin Lunday,
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Alarm Over Trump Administration Siphoning At Least $2 Billion from Military Budget for Immigration Enforcement
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate and House colleagues to release a new report detailing the Trump administration’s diversion of funds and resources from the Department of Defense to the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement, and its impact on
Merkley, Wicker, Kiggans, Bonamici Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Oppose New Limits on Student Loans for Nurses
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Mississippi’s U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, along with U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), led over 140 bipartisan lawmakers to sound the alarm over a proposed framework by the U.S. Department of Education to declassify nursing degrees as
Merkley: Following TrumpCare Failure, Republicans Should Abandon Plans to Destroy Health Care and Instead Work to Make Health Care More Affordable
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after reports that House leaders are again cancelling today’s vote on the American Health Care Act, or “TrumpCare,” because the bill lacks the support to pass: “Following today’s TrumpCare failure, it’s time for Republicans to cease and desist in
Merkley Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the State Department granted a permit for the completion of the Keystone XL Pipeline: “The State Department’s decision to approve Keystone XL is an unacceptable assault on anyone who cares about clean water and a livable planet. Here’s what
Merkley Calls on Americans to Resist Trump’s Dangerous Tilt Toward Authoritarianism
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley on Wednesday took to the Senate floor to call on Americans to resist President Trump’s dangerous tilt toward authoritarianism, and recommit to a vision of “We the People” government — a government of, by and for the people, not a government for the
Senators Call for Reversal of Proposed EPA Cuts That Would Devastate Americans’ Clean Air and Water
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley led a group of 37 Senators in opposing President Trump’s proposal to inflict a more than 30 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget. Expressing “extreme concern” over the cuts, the Senators wrote to appropriations leaders, “During the President’s February
Northwestern Members of Congress Reintroduce Bill to Improve Safety and Sanitation at Columbia River Tribal Fishing Sites
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) reintroduced the Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act, bicameral legislation to enable the Bureau of Indian Affairs
MERKLEY TO HOLD TOWN HALLS IN DOUGLAS, JOSEPHINE, JACKSON, CURRY AND COOS COUNTIES
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Douglas, Josephine, Jackson, Curry and Coos counties on Saturday and Sunday, March 25 and 26. 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