Forty-One Senators Push to Keep Harmful Environmental Riders Out of Appropriations Bills
Senators warn that inclusion of poison pills harming the environment would undermine Senate’s ability to pass bipartisan spending bills Washington, D.C. – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior,
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Food and Nutrition Service Reorganization
Oregon senators warn that reorganizations would “further weaken the ability of the agency to administer federal nutrition assistance programs.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in raising strong concerns about the plan to reorganize the Food and Nutrition Service at the U.S.
Merkley, Salinas, Pacific Northwest Democrats to Secretary Rollins: Act Quickly to Hire Agricultural Research Staff Across the Region
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led a group of their Pacific Northwest colleagues in pressing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins over her commitment to promptly fill critical staff positions that remain vacant at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service
Merkley Statement on CBO Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its report analyzing the House-passed AHCA, or TrumpCare 2.0: “This devastating report confirms what we suspected: TrumpCare 2.0 is even worse than TrumpCare 1.0. No wonder House Republicans rushed to pass it
Merkley on Trump Budget: For Working Americans, “This Budget Is a Disaster”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump released his proposed 2018 budget: “News flash to Donald Trump: Most Americans don’t have their own skyscrapers and jets and golf courses. They’re working long hours; stressed out about how to pay for their
DeFazio, Wyden, Merkley Secure Funds for Public High-Speed Fiber Network in Downtown Eugene
EUGENE—Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04), along with Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), today announced the award of a federal grant to the City of Eugene to construct a publicly-owned high-speed network in the city’s downtown corridor. The funds, totaling nearly $2 million, come from an Economic Development Administration grant
Oregon Members of Congress Urge Army Corps to Support Dredging and Maintenance for Oregon’s Small Ports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, joined by Representatives Peter DeFazio (OR-4), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1), and Earl Blumenauer (OR-3), today urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) to support essential dredging and maintenance of Oregon’s small ports in its 2017 work plan. “Oregon’s ports
MERKLEY TO HOLD TOWN HALLS IN CLATSOP AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Clatsop and Columbia counties Sunday, May 28. 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 ‘We
Merkley, Nurses Blast TrumpCare 2.0, Stand with Oregonians Facing Health Care Armageddon under Trump Plan
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley on Friday was joined by a crowd of people in downtown Portland to oppose the President’s efforts to kick 24 million Americans off of their health insurance; gut Medicaid; jack up premiums; and put in jeopardy the future of every American with a
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