Oregon Lawmakers Demand Homeland Security Withdraw its Federal Agents from Portland After They Tear-Gassed Oregonians
Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Bynum and Dexter: “Attacking our communities is not law enforcement: it is a blatant suppression of people’s constitutional rights.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today led a letter with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine
Republicans Again Block Merkley’s Push to Permanently Ban Pocket Rescissions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate considers bipartisan legislation to set funding for a portion of the federal government, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, offered an amendment to codify a permanent ban on pocket rescissions by prohibiting the President from sending Congress a
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Probe Collapse in IRS Investigations of Wealthy Tax Cheats Under Trump
Senators: IRS investigations into abusive tax schemes plummeted last year to lowest levels in the past decade Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand answers on how Republican funding clawbacks and DOGE staff cuts have gutted the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation
Wyden, Merkley Southwest Mineral Withdrawal Bill Takes Step Forward
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee considered their legislation to protect more than 100,000 acres in southwest Oregon from mining, in a hearing today. The Southwest Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act would prohibit new mining leases in
Merkley Pushes for Stronger Generic Marketplace Following EpiPen Price Increase
Washington, DC—Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today questioned a top official at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the FDA’s role in the generic drug marketplace in light of the dramatic increase in the price of EpiPens this summer. At the hearing, Senator Merkley asked the FDA’s Director of the
Merkley Demands Accountability From Wells Fargo CEO at Senate Banking Committee Hearing
Washington, DC—Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today demanded accountability and answers from Wells Fargo at a Senate Banking Committee hearing investigating the recent revelations that the bank had illegally created millions of bank and credit card accounts without customers’ knowledge. Merkley told CEO John Stumpf, “All these people were fired because
Merkley Calls on SEC to Investigate Wells Fargo for Failures of Internal Controls
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of Wells Fargo’s scandal in which bank employees created millions of unauthorized accounts, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to open an investigation into whether the bank violated internal controls provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley by not recognizing and
Wyden, Merkley: Federal Grants Earned by Trio of Conservation Projects A Big Win for Oregon
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Friday the award of more than $2 million in federal grants to three conservation projects in southern and central Oregon will allow them to continue building on their fresh approaches to conserving threatened and endangered species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Merkley Joins Oregon Advocates to Call for Health Care Public Option
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley visited the North by Northeast Community Health Center today to talk with health care advocates about his efforts in the Senate to call for a public option, similar to Medicare, in the health insurance market. Yesterday, Senator Merkley introduced a Senate resolution with
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