Merkley, Salinas, Colleagues Champion Strong Federal Support for Regenerative Agriculture
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led their colleagues—including Senator Ron Wyden, Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Val Hoyle (OR-04)—in reintroducing the Soil Conservation And Regeneration Education (Soil CARE) Act. Their bicameral bill would create a training program and curriculum to ensure
Merkley, Watson Coleman, Murkowski, Rutherford Team Up for Bipartisan Effort to Combat Opioid Overdoses in the Workplace
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Congressman John Rutherford (R-FL-05) partnered together on bipartisan legislation to help tackle rising rates of opioid overdoses with increased access to overdose reversal medications like naloxone. The Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK)
Wyden, Merkley, Bynum Celebrate $3.8 Million in Federal Funding for Expansion of Redmond Airport
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum, today announced $3.8 million in federal funding to kickstart the expansion of Redmond Airport. “My visit to the Redmond Airport last fall showed me firsthand how this funding is a solid and key investment in
BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO BANKING SERVICES FOR LEGAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley led a bipartisan group of Senators – including Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Merkley Statement on Appointment of Special Prosecutor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after news reports that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will appoint former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special prosecutor to investigate potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia: “This is a victory for all Americans who believe
Merkley Statement on President Trump’s Denial of Emergency Declaration for Oregon Winter Storm Damage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump denied the State of Oregon’s request for a disaster declaration for Baker, Columbia, Curry, Deschutes, Hood River, Josephine, Malheur, Multnomah, Union and Washington counties following major winter storm damage: “I am deeply disappointed that
ICYMI: Coons, Merkley, Nunn op-ed in USA TODAY: “Trump foreign aid cuts hurt world’s mothers”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Appropriations Subcommittee that funds foreign assistance, today published an op-ed with CARE president and CEO Michelle Nunn in USA TODAY following their recent trip to India and Nepal as part of a
Wyden, Merkley Urge Feds to Lift Sudden Suspension of Public Land Advisory Groups
Washington, DC – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged the Interior Department to lift its sudden suspension of long-standing local committees and advisory boards that provide essential community input on public land management. The letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke follows reports from Oregonians on public resource
During National Nurses Week, Merkley Stands Up for Nurses With Bipartisan Legislative Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This National Nurses Week, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley is standing with nurses in Oregon and across America by introducing bipartisan legislation to support nurses and strengthen the nursing profession. Merkley on Thursday introduced the National Nurse Act of 2017 and the Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017,
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