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, Schiff, Underwood Lead Push to Increase Nursing Education and Workforce Support
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, California’s U.S. Senator Adam Schiff, and Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) introduced the bicameral Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act. In an effort to address nursing workforce shortages around the country, the FAAN Act would authorize grants to increase the number
Merkley Denounces Muslim Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Trump announced an Executive Order stopping refugee admissions into the United States and shutting down visas for seven majority-Muslim nations: “President Trump ran on a discriminatory and unconstitutional promise of ‘a total and complete shutdown of Muslims
MERKLEY, BLUMENAUER, BONAMICI FIGHT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, OPPOSE DEVOS NOMINATION
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici on Friday held a press conference opposing the President’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, citing the detrimental effects that her nomination could have on Oregon students and schools. “DeVos has no understanding of
Wyden, Merkley Seek Disaster Aid for Malheur County, Eastern Oregon
Washington – Senator Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today asked federal officials to begin the process that makes disaster aid available to farmers and businesses in Malheur County as well as other Eastern Oregon counties hard hit by severe winter weather since December. “This relief is desperately needed by these
Oregon Lawmakers Introduce Mt. Hood Land Exchange Bill
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Representatives Greg Walden, R-Ore., and Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., this week introduced legislation to protect and enhance Oregon’s land conservation priorities on Mt. Hood. Wyden and Merkley introduced the Mt. Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act in
Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Schrader Oppose EPA Grants Freeze
Washington, D.C. – Six Oregon lawmakers today told the White House that its decision to freeze grants administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) poses a serious threat to fundamental public health and environmental protections in Oregon and nationwide. “Americans deserve to know whether the EPA will protect their health and safety
Merkley Statement on Immigration Executive Orders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed new executive orders on immigration policy: “Trump’s border wall will waste our scarce resources: a 21-foot ladder defeats a 20-foot wall. There are smarter strategies for border security and for infrastructure investment. Let’s repair
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