Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill
Report: “Costly Consequences: How the Trump Administration Unleashed Private Student Loan Lenders” (PDF) Responses from: Citizens | College Ave | Navient | Nelnet | Sallie Mae | SoFi Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senators in releasing a new report of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the
Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Reports of Trump Family Bribe from UAE Officials
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to reporting that a company backed by
Oregon Lawmakers Demand Homeland Security Withdraw its Federal Agents from Portland After They Tear-Gassed Oregonians
Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Bynum and Dexter: “Attacking our communities is not law enforcement: it is a blatant suppression of people’s constitutional rights.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today led a letter with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine
Merkley: Following TrumpCare Failure, Republicans Should Abandon Plans to Destroy Health Care and Instead Work to Make Health Care More Affordable
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after reports that House leaders are again cancelling today’s vote on the American Health Care Act, or “TrumpCare,” because the bill lacks the support to pass: “Following today’s TrumpCare failure, it’s time for Republicans to cease and desist in
Merkley Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the State Department granted a permit for the completion of the Keystone XL Pipeline: “The State Department’s decision to approve Keystone XL is an unacceptable assault on anyone who cares about clean water and a livable planet. Here’s what
Merkley Calls on Americans to Resist Trump’s Dangerous Tilt Toward Authoritarianism
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley on Wednesday took to the Senate floor to call on Americans to resist President Trump’s dangerous tilt toward authoritarianism, and recommit to a vision of “We the People” government — a government of, by and for the people, not a government for the
Senators Call for Reversal of Proposed EPA Cuts That Would Devastate Americans’ Clean Air and Water
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley led a group of 37 Senators in opposing President Trump’s proposal to inflict a more than 30 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget. Expressing “extreme concern” over the cuts, the Senators wrote to appropriations leaders, “During the President’s February
Northwestern Members of Congress Reintroduce Bill to Improve Safety and Sanitation at Columbia River Tribal Fishing Sites
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) reintroduced the Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act, bicameral legislation to enable the Bureau of Indian Affairs
MERKLEY TO HOLD TOWN HALLS IN DOUGLAS, JOSEPHINE, JACKSON, CURRY AND COOS COUNTIES
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Douglas, Josephine, Jackson, Curry and Coos counties on Saturday and Sunday, March 25 and 26. 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
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