Wyden, Merkley Call for Automatic and Swift Tariff Tax Refunds, Real Relief for Small Businesses and Families
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) led several Senate Democrats today, including U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), in calling on the Trump administration to put in place an automatic tariff refund process that does not create more pain for U.S. small businesses and families in Oregon and nationwide. In a letter to Customs and Border
Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Stop Phony Fraud Crusade to Attack Medicaid Programs Across U.S. States
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded Donald Trump stop his phony crusade against fraud as a disguise to attack Medicaid programs in U.S. states that millions of Americans need to live safe and independent lives. “Let us be clear: you are not going after
Salinas, Merkley, Hoyle-Led Letter Forces ICE to Confirm: No Plans to Expand or Build ICE Detention Facilities in Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to an inquiry led by U.S. Congresswomen Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Val Hoyle (OR-04) and Senator Jeff Merkley and signed by Senator Wyden and U.S. Congresswomen Bonamici, Dexter, and Bynum, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons confirmed that, “ICE is not
Merkley Statement on Price Nomination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on Health and Human Services nominee Congressman Tom Price. Price’s nomination is currently being considered on the Senate floor. “If confirmed, Tom Price would be America’s 23rd Secretary of Health and Human Services, but he would be the first
Merkley Statement on Jeff Sessions’ Nomination as Attorney General
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on Attorney General nominee Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL). Merkley held the floor from 2am to 4am this morning to protest Sessions’ nomination. “In 1986, Coretta Scott King wrote in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee that Jeff Sessions
Merkley Speaks Out Against DeVos Nomination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement before the U.S. Senate’s final vote on Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos: “I know firsthand the powerful difference that a good public education makes. When I was growing up, my father took me to the doors of the schoolhouse
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Resolution to Honor Civil Rights Hero Fred Korematsu
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have introduced a resolution honoring Fred Korematsu, who challenged the internment of Japanese Americans.. Wyden and Merkley said the resolution honoring Korematsu’s work and advocacy of the civil rights and liberties of all people is timely, given the president’s executive order
Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Bill to Bring “Atomic Cleanup Veterans” The Health Care They Need
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are cosponsoring a bipartisan bill to bring key health care benefits to “Atomic Veterans” exposed to high levels of harmful radiation when assigned to clean up nuclear testing sites during the late 1970s. The bipartisan Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act –
Merkley Slams Trump Plan to Gut Wall Street Oversight
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement in response to President Trump’s plan to gut Wall Street oversight by rolling back key pieces of the reforms that were put in place following the 2008 financial crisis: “Eight years ago, following a decade of predatory home-lending and
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