Merkley Denounces Unjust Sentencing of Hong Kong Democracy Advocate Jimmy Lai
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—issued this statement following the sentencing of Jimmy Lai, an entrepreneur and democracy advocate in Hong Kong who has been imprisoned since 2020 under
Merkley, Wyden Lead the Charge to Limit DHS’ Use of Facial Recognition Technology Amid Trump’s Rapidly Growing Surveillance State
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they introduced the ICE Out of Our Faces Act. The bicameral legislation would rein in the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), banning agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs
Merkley, Senate and House Lawmakers: Trump Administration Risking a New Arms Race with Failure to Renew Nuclear Treaty with Russia
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—co-chair of the Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—led his Senate and House colleagues in raising urgent concerns about the expiration this week of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
Merkley Denounces Appointment of White Nationalist to Top White House Post
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of Steve Bannon to be his Chief Strategist, splitting top duties with his Chief of Staff: “There should be no sugarcoating the truth here: Donald Trump just invited a white nationalist into the highest
Merkley Announces $500,000 Grant to Provide Oregon Veterans with Medical Transportation
In honor of Veterans Day, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced today that the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) has been awarded $500,000 as part of the federal Veteran Affairs’ Highly Rural Transportation Grant to support veterans’ medical transportation needs in rural Oregon counties. Ten Oregon counties are considered “highly
Merkley Statement on Presidential Election Results
“I’m profoundly disappointed in last night’s results. I firmly believe that our country is better than the lowest points of the campaign that just concluded. To all who woke up today anxious about their place in America: I stand with you. Today it is more important than ever to stand
Merkley Invites Oregon Students to Apply for Senate Page Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley announced that he will be accepting applications to the U.S. Senate Page Program. From now until December 31, 2016, rising high school juniors or seniors will have an opportunity to apply to be part of the page program in summer 2017. Pages
Merkley, Wyden Announce $1.9 Million in Grants to Boost Oregon’s Small Agricultural Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that 13 Oregon agricultural businesses will receive a total of $1.9 million in grants to help them grow and expand. The grants will be provided through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program, which is
Wyden, Merkley: Our Government Should Have No Part In Funding Discrimination
Washington, D.C. – As negotiations between House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) reach their final stage, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and a group of other United States Senators today raised concerns regarding a dangerous provision included in the House-passed NDAA that would
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