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 Urge Colleagues to Support Rural Air Service
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged their colleagues to support the Essential Air Service Program, which ensures vital rural air links such as commercial flights in and out of Pendleton’s Eastern Oregon Regional Airport. The Oregon lawmakers made their request along with 19 of their
MERKLEY TO HOLD TOWN HALL IN MARION COUNTY
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall in Marion County on Monday, April 10. 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
Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Bill to Block Immigration Enforcement at Sensitive Locations
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced legislation today to block immigration agents from stalking sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, and religious institutions without prior approval and exigent circumstances. The Protecting Sensitive Locations Act codifies the Department of Homeland Security’s existing policies and expands on those policies
Merkley Holds Senate Floor for Over 15 Hours to Stand Up Against Gorsuch Nomination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley just left the Senate chamber, concluding more than 15 hours spent speaking overnight to protest Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Merkley took the floor at 6:46pm ET, vowing to go as long as he was able, and yielded
Wyden, Merkley Urge Administration to Maintain Critical Funding for National Sea Grant Program
Senators: “Zeroing out this funding would have a devastating impact” Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined 21 of their Senate colleagues in urging the president to reconsider his proposal to eliminate the $73 million National Sea Grant College Program in his Fiscal Year (FY)
Wyden, Merkley Join in Honoring Equal Pay Day, Reintroduce Paycheck Fairness Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., joined Sen. Patty Murray D-Wash., and Representative Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., today in commemorating Equal Pay Day by reintroducing the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation aimed at reinforcing the Equal Pay Act of 1963 by guaranteeing that women can challenge pay
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