Wyden, Merkley Applaud House Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Secure Rural Schools Program
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded the House passage of his bipartisan legislation introduced with Senators Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and James Risch, R-Idaho, to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program and ensure rural, forested communities across Oregon and the country receive funding
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Stop Trump Administration Replacing Immigration Judges with Inexperienced Attorneys
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are joining their Senate colleagues in introducing legislation that would prevent Donald Trump from abusing loopholes to appoint inexperienced attorneys as temporary immigration judges. The Temporary Immigration Judge Integrity Act aims to close loopholes the Trump administration
Merkley, Cortez Masto Lead New Bill to Block Donald Trump from Putting His Face on Dollar Coin
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Nevada’s U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto introduced new legislation to prevent any living or sitting U.S. President from being featured on any U.S. currency. The Change Corruption Act would ensure President Trump cannot be featured on an upcoming one-dollar coin
Senators Introduce SAFE Lending Act to Protect Consumers from Predatory Practices in Payday Lending
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senators Tom Udall (D-NM), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic
Senate Takes Up FAA Bill That Includes Merkley-Wyden Provision to Bring TSA Service Back to Klamath Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate has now acted by a unanimous, bipartisan vote to move forward on legislation renewing and updating the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s authorities. The legislation includes a bipartisan provision pushed by Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, the TSA Fairness Act, that would
Wyden, Merkley Statement on Klamath Agreements Announcement
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, today released the following statement after the announcement that the governors of Oregon and California, along with the Department of the Interior, will begin a process to remove the Klamath River Basin dams in a step forward to address water
Merkley Brings Central Oregon Rancher and Veterans Advocate to DC to Testify About Opportunities for Veterans in Agriculture
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Central Oregon rancher and veterans advocate testified today before the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee after Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley invited her to share her story and serve as a witness about opportunities for veterans in agriculture. Merkley serves as the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture
Wyden, Merkley, Bipartisan Group Of Members Of Congress File Amicus Brief In Support Of Clean Power Plan
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined a bipartisan group of current and former senators and House members from 38 states, the District of Columbia and the Northern Mariana Islands in filing an amicus brief in support of the Obama administration’s historic ‘Clean Power Plan’
Merkley Completes Oregon Affordable Housing Tour
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley completed his Oregon Affordable Housing Tour today after stops in Portland, Medford and Eugene this week. Merkley held roundtable discussions in each city with local and state advocates about what the federal government can do to help address the housing crisis that is gripping
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