Merkley Bringing ‘Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings’ to Portland, Springfield, Medford
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold ‘Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings’ in Portland, Springfield, and Medford on Thursday, September 10. “Our democratic republic works best when elected officials work for the public good, not the elected official’s personal profit,” said Merkley. “Trump
Merkley’s Response to Trump’s Submission of U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress
Washington, D.C. – Following the Trump Administration’s submission to Congress on a proposed U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation agreement, referred to as a “123 agreement,” Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—co-chair of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—issued the
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reverse Unlawful Cuts to School-Based Mental Health Services
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand the Department of Education disburse funds that were abruptly and unlawfully canceled for School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP) grant programs and halt its attempts to end the grant
Merkley, Wyden Warn CFPB Against Repeal of Rule Cracking Down on Predatory Payday Lending Schemes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with 41 of their Senate colleagues, today urged Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Leandra English and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney to end any efforts to undermine and repeal the CFPB’s payday lending
Wyden, Merkley Urge Trump Administration to Drop Proposal to Auction off Bonneville Power Administration Assets
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and a bipartisan group of their colleagues urged federal officials to oppose Trump’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget scheme that would auction off the transmission assets of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and other Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs). “There is
Wyden, Merkley Seek Federal Disaster Help for Coastal Fisheries
Washington, D.C. – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged Trump administration officials to take action on their nine-month-old request seeking disaster aid for West Coast fisheries. The Oregon senators wrote Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross that the Trump administration has failed to answer their June 2017 letter following up on
Merkley to Hold Town Halls in Klamath, Lake, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Klamath, Lake, Deschutes and Jefferson counties on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 3 and 4. 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
Merkley Raises Alarm On House Anti-Volcker Rule Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement regarding a House bill, H.R. 4790, that attacks the Volcker Rule by exempting banks under $10 billion from the rule and by eliminating enforcement oversight from four federal regulators, leaving the Federal Reserve as the sole regulator to enforce
Merkley Statement on Omnibus Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the Senate voted on an omnibus spending bill for the rest of Fiscal Year 2018: “I fought hard for many of the priorities that are reflected in this bill, and I’m proud that this bill will finally deliver
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