Wyden, Merkley Raise Alarm Over Loss of Mental Health Access in Eastern Oregon
Senators: Trump and congressional Republicans’ budget bill threatens essential mental care for nearly 800 Malheur County residents enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today wrote health care providers serving Malheur County to ask how they’ll ensure nearly 800 residents keep access
BLUMENTHAL, MURKOWSKI & MERKLEY LEAD CALL FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT FOLLOWING DOJ’S FAILURE TO RELEASE THE FULL EPSTEIN FILES AS DEMANDED BY SURVIVORS, REQUIRED BY LAW
WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led a bipartisan group of senators in writing Acting Inspector General Don Berthiaume requesting the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ OIG) perform an audit of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ)
Merkley, Wyden Announce $960,881 Coming to Wasco County for Distance Learning
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a federal investment of $960,881 for the Dufur School District 29 to support distance learning in Wasco County. With this funding, instructors at Portland Community College in Multnomah County, Baker Technical Institute in Baker County, Columbia Gorge Community
Members of Congress Urge Court to Recognize Protections for LGBT Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 128 Members of Congress, led by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), have filed an amicus brief in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Christiansen v. Omnicom Group, Inc., arguing that workplace discrimination on the basis
Merkley Statement Calling for Serious Effort to Combat Zika Virus
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement regarding partisan legislation that that would prohibit Planned Parenthood from aiding in the fight against the Zika virus. “Last week I met with doctors and medical professionals in Oregon who underscored the serious nature of the Zika virus and its
Merkley and Blumenauer Urge Congressional Leadership to Include Medical Marijuana Provisions in Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D. C. — U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congressman Earl Blumenauer and nine members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives today urged Congressional leadership to include in the final Veterans Affairs funding bill sent to the President a provision that protects veterans’ ability to discuss the
Merkley Statement on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt Supreme Court Ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on today’s ruling by the U. S. Supreme Court in Whole Woman’s Health vs. Hellerstedt which challenged a Texas law severely limiting women’s access to reproductive health services: “For more than four decades, politicians have consistently tried to put themselves
Merkley Statement on Supreme Court Immigration Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 on a case contesting the Obama Administration’s executive action on immigration, known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA). “Today’s deadlocked decision by the Supreme Court is a disappointing blow to
Wyden, Merkley Statement on Federal Railroad Administration Report on Mosier Oil Train Derailment
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today issued the following joint statement after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) released its preliminary report on the June 3 oil train derailment near Mosier, Oregon: “The preliminary findings released today by the Federal Railroad Administration confirm the deep