Merkley, Senate Colleagues Call to Halt Implementation of Trump’s Illegal Executive Order to Eliminate Vote-by-Mail
Senators Direct Commerce Secretary to Explain Department’s Involvement with USPS and Elections, and Preserve Documents for Congressional Oversight Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined his Senate Democratic colleagues to demand U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick oppose the Department’s involvement in President Trump’s illegal executive order (EO) attacking
Merkley, Wyden, Lawmakers Urge Nonpartisan Congressional Scorekeeper to Determine True Cost of War in Iran
Trump Administration has provided inconsistent and incomplete estimates that contradict external experts, raising questions about true cost of war Senators: “The American people deserve to know the true costs of this conflict, and they deserve transparency and honesty when their government commits the nation to war.” Text of Letter (PDF)
Oregon Airports to Receive $14.5 Million in Federal Investments
Airports receiving federal funds include those in Ashland, Eugene, Hermiston, La Grande, Pendleton, Portland, Prineville, Salem, and Scappoose Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, as well as U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04) Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Maxine Dexter (OR-03), announced that nine Oregon airports will receive
Wyden, Merkley: Keep Coast Guard Newport Station Open Permanently
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they want the U.S. Coast Guard reauthorization bill to keep open permanently the Newport air station on the Oregon Coast. The Oregon senators made their views known in a bipartisan letter also signed by Sens. Tim Scott and
Wyden, Merkley Urge ICE To Accept DACA Applications Delayed By Postal Service
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to allow people whose DACA renewal applications were rejected because of U.S. Postal Service processing delays to resubmit their applications. The letter signed by the Oregon senators and 22 of their colleagues follows recent reports that
Merkley Statement on Senator Franken
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement: “Sexual harassment and assault are never acceptable, no matter when or where they happened. Today’s account warrants an Ethics Committee investigation, as Senator Franken has called for. It is important that we all work together to create a climate
Merkley Sounds the Alarm on GOP Tax Scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a tax scheme that raises taxes on many middle class families while giving trillions to wealthy corporations and the richest Americans. The Senate is also currently considering its own version of the
Merkley Statement on the Resignation of CFPB Director Richard Cordray
Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, who previously served as the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee’s Financial Institutions and Consumer Protections Subcommittee, released the following statement on the resignation of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray. “Richard Cordray has led the CFPB in the
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Breastfeeding Protections at Work
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), joined by Sens. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Al Franken (D-MN), announced the introduction of the Supporting Working Moms