Merkley: Republicans Vote to Ignore Working Americans and Cater to Trump’s Demands
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement after Senate Republicans voted to pass their funding bill that will give Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) nearly $70 billion. This bill provides zero relief
Wyden, Merkley Laud Stewardship Agreement for Malheur National Forest
New 20-year agreement with Iron Triangle in John Day is for 20 years Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today praised the announcement of a 20-year stewardship agreement between the Malheur National Forest and Iron Triangle LLC in John Day that covers forest restoration, hazardous fuels
Merkley, Wicker Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Protect U.S. Fishers by Cracking Down on Illegal Fishing and Abusive Vessel Flagging Practices
Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing on June 5, 2026, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) announced a new bipartisan bill to target a loophole that illegal fishers exploit to gain an unfair advantage over
Merkley Statement on the Passing of Sue Shaffer
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement regarding Sue Shaffer, the former Cow Creek Tribal chairwoman and champion for tribal rights, who passed away in Roseburg, Ore., on Tuesday at age 94. “Oregon families have lost an extraordinary champion. I loved her from the first time
Senators Call for Boosted Funding to Decontaminate Lead-Tainted National Guard Armories and Readiness Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden led a group of ten Senators calling on Senate Appropriations Committee leaders to dedicate adequate funding to cleaning up National Guard sites across the U.S. that have been contaminated by dangerous amounts of lead dust. In addition to their
Merkley, Murkowski Lead Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Sea Grant Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced today that they have introduced a bipartisan Senate Resolution expressing support for the National Sea Grant College Program. The Senators highlighted the importance of the program to improving the health of coastal ecosystems and sustaining fisheries, and
Merkley Statement on Confirmation of Neil Gorsuch
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, after Senate Republicans changed the rules of the Senate to confirm him with fewer than 60 votes. Earlier this week, Merkley held the floor for over
Merkley Statement on U.S. Strikes in Syria
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after the President launched missile strikes in Syria: “Assad’s attacks against his own people are heinous and reprehensible. There is no doubt that Assad has committed numerous war crimes, including this
Merkley: Republicans Have Deeply Damaged the Integrity of the Senate and the Supreme Court
Republicans invoked the “Nuclear Option” to change Senate rules in order to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court. “Today, Senate Republicans completed the judicial coup they launched last February. For the first time in our nation’s history, a Supreme Court seat has been stolen. In doing so,
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