Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Proposed Forest Research and Development Facility Closures, Demand Transparency
Portland, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their Senate colleagues in urging U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz to provide Congress with a full breakdown of the Service’s decision to potentially close up to 57 U.S. Forest Service Research and Development (R&D) Facilities, including the Portland-based Pacific
Merkley, Schumer, Top Senate Democrats with Jurisdiction Over Trump’s Gilded Ballroom Boondoggle Call on Watchdog to Conduct a Full Audit of the Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Martin Heinrich
Merkley, Matsui, Kiggans Champion Bipartisan Legislation to Keep America’s Nurses and Patients Safe
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), announced the reintroduction of their Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act. To tackle staffing-related challenges, nurses are often forced to work mandatory overtime beyond their scheduled shift, which can endanger the safety
Following Merkley Push, Senate Democrats Join Call for Additional Wildfire Disaster Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a push from Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, all 48 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus are calling for additional resources to help recover from this year’s wildfires that devastated communities across the western United States. In a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick
Bonamici, Merkley Introduce Bill to Improve Services for LGBT Older Adults
WASHINGTON, DC [11/07/17] – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced legislation that aims to improve the Older Americans Act (OAA) by better serving LGBT older Americans and increasing access to culturally competent services and support programs. LGBT older adults face significant barriers and disparities, including fewer
Senators Press For Consumer-Friendly GMO Labeling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Sens. Jon Tester (D-MT), Tom Udall (D-NM), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), today pressed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to
As LGBTQ Rights Case Heads to Supreme Court, Merkley and Wyden Join Amicus Brief in Support of Equal Treatment in Public Accommodations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that they have joined an amicus brief in support of equal rights for the LGBTQ community and other marginalized groups in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. A ruling for Masterpiece Cakeshop could create a “license to
Wyden, Merkley Praise Rural Infrastructure Loans for Eastern Oregon
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today welcomed federal investments totaling more than $60 million for rural economic infrastructure in eastern Oregon. The Umatilla Electric Co-op Association will receive a $48.8 million loan and the Harney Electric Co-op will receive a $11.7 million loan from the
Merkley Statement on Jerome Powell Nomination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Donald Trump nominated Jerome Powell to be the next Chair of the Federal Reserve: “My thanks go out to Janet Yellen for her outstanding service as Chair. Her expertise and leadership will be difficult to replace. “As
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