Wyden, Merkley, Warren, Schumer, Democrats Publish Report Revealing Trump, Republicans Stripped Health Care Access, Raised Costs for Americans With “Defund” Planned Parenthood Provision
In six months since Trump and Republicans “defunded” Planned Parenthood, breast exam visits fell by 25% compared to the same period in a previous year, delaying detection and life-saving preventive care Text of Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Elizabeth
Merkley, Padilla Lead Senate Colleagues to Urge Education Department’s Timely Execution of Federal Education Programs for Agricultural Farmworker Students
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and California’s U.S. Senator Alex Padilla today led a group of Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely delivery of federal funds for the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), which
Wyden, Merkley, Senate Democrats Unveil Plans to Lower Health Costs Amid Trump’s Broken Promises to Americans
Amid Republican Attacks on Health Care That Raised Premiums and Worsened Coverage, Senate Democrats Offer Path to the Next Generation of Health Reforms to Benefit American Families Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and eleven Senate Democrats – including Senator
Merkley Calls on Sessions to Resign
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement regarding U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ failure to disclose his 2016 contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, as reported by the Washington Post last night: “The Attorney General concealed from Congress during his testimony under oath the contacts he
Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio Introduce Bill to Honor Frank and Jeanne Moore with Steelhead Special Management Area
Washington, DC – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Rep. Peter DeFazio today introduced legislation that would honor an Oregon couple’s distinguished legacy of conservation and habitat preservation by designating nearly 100,000 acres of public lands in Oregon as the “Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area.”
Merkley Statement on the President’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump’s address to a Joint Session of Congress: “In President Trump’s speech tonight we heard the exact same things that we have heard so many times before: vague, nice sounding campaign-style promises of what he
Merkley Statement on Ross Nomination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement regarding the nomination of Wilbur Ross to serve as Commerce Secretary. Ross’s nomination is being voted on by the Senate on Monday night. “Wilbur Ross has refused to answer important questions about his financial empire’s ties to Russia and
Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer, Bonamici Invite Outdoor Retailers to “See all that Oregon has to Offer”
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici today touted Oregon’s flourishing outdoor recreation industry and wide array of recreation opportunities to pitch outdoor retailers on moving their semiannual convention to the state. In a letter today to the Outdoor
Merkley to Highlight Crucial Benefits of Affordable Care Act with Guest to Joint Session
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced that at President Trump’s speech tomorrow to a Joint Session of Congress, he will bring as his guest an Oregonian who owes her life and the life of her son to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Marlene Barbera and her son Maximilian were
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