Whitehouse, Sanders, Merkley, Fletcher, Cleaver Lead More than 80 Colleagues in Filing Amicus Brief Urging Court to Restore Illegally Terminated Solar for All Funding
“EPA has given no reason why its unlawful actions to unwind Congressional appropriations should stand,” wrote the lawmakers Washington, D.C .— U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW); Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representatives Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-07)
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Administration Immediately End Deportation Flights to Iran
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand Donald Trump immediately end deportation flights to Iran. Last month, reports confirmed that Trump resumed the deportation of dozens of Iranians, many of whom could be persecuted, tortured, or even executed if forced to
Rep. Salinas, Sen. Merkley Lead Letter Opposing ICE Detention Facilities in Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led Oregon’s Democratic Members of Congress and ten additional House Members in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Todd Lyons opposing any
Wyden, Merkley Call on Administration to Protect Coastlines from Offshore Oil Drilling
Washington, D.C. – Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined their Senate colleagues today in calling on the Trump administration to protect the coastlines of the United States from offshore oil drilling. The senators sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke urging him not to revise
Wyden, Merkley Resolution Honoring 100th Anniversary of 41st Division Passes Senate
Washington, DC – A resolution sponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Oregon-based 41st Division has passed the Senate. “The 41st Infantry Division and its successor units have distinguished themselves for their bravery and heroism from World War I right up until today,”
Merkley, Sanders, Markey, Booker Introduce Landmark Legislation to Transition United States to 100% Clean and Renewable Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced landmark climate legislation that would transition the United States to 100% clean and renewable energy by no later than 2050. The “100 by
Oregon Leaders, Joined by Diverse Group of Local Stakeholders, Urge Protection of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in response to an unprecedented Executive Order mandating a “review” of national monuments designated since 1996, Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, Governor Kate Brown, and a diverse group of local stakeholders including tribes, sportsmen and businesses highlighted the benefits of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
MERKLEY TO HOLD TOWN HALLS IN UMATILLA AND MORROW COUNTIES
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Umatilla and Morrow counties Sunday, April 30. 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 facing Oregon and America. “In our ‘We
Merkley Statement on Volcker Enforcement Action Against Deutsche Bank
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the Federal Reserve fined Deutsche Bank $157 million for infractions, including violating the Volcker Rule. The fine is the first related to enforcement of the Volcker Rule, which Merkley co-authored along with former Senator Carl Levin as part of the