Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump Administration to Reinstate EPA Employees Attacked for Exercising their Right to Free Speech
Senators’ effort comes on one-year anniversary of “Declaration of Dissent” letter and follows recent revelations that EPA legal counsel advised against disciplinary action due to employees’ First Amendment rights Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in pressing the Trump administration to reverse disciplinary actions
Krishnamoorthi, Bynum, Merkley, Booker Urge EPA to Begin Monitoring Microplastics in America’s Drinking Water
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Tuesday led a bicameral letter, joined by 53 of their colleagues, urging Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to add microplastics to the agency’s recently published Sixth Unregulated Contaminant
Merkley Joins Bipartisan Push to Help Teachers and First Responders Achieve Homeownership
Washington, D.C. –Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in supporting the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, legislation to help teachers and first responders buy homes in the communities they serve. “Across Oregon, teachers and first responders are vital
Merkley Statement on Comey Firing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the firing of F.B.I. Director James Comey. “Trump’s explanation for firing Comey is as phony as a three-dollar bill. Trump’s pattern of firing people who are investigating him is downright Nixonian, and Members of Congress of both parties
Merkley, Wyden Champion Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Face of New Threats
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today pushed back on new threats from the Trump Administration that could jeopardize Oregon’s newly expanded Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. In a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, the Senators noted the extensive local support and intensive public process that led
Merkley Secures Key Programs for Oregon in Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley secured funding for key programs for Oregon in the federal spending bill, passed by the Senate yesterday afternoon. The bill will fund the federal government through the end of September. “I joined the Senate Appropriations Committee so that Oregon would have a strong
Merkley Slams House Passage of TrumpCare
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on the U.S. House of Representatives’ American Health Care Act (AHCA), also known as “TrumpCare.” Despite bipartisan opposition, deep cuts to Medicaid, and changes to the bill that would eviscerate protections for Americans with preexisting conditions and send health
Merkley Decries Passage of Resolution Making it Harder for Working People to Save for Retirement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the Senate narrowly passed a Congressional Review Act resolution rolling back regulations to help states set up retirement savings plans for workers. If signed into law by President Trump, this resolution will threaten efforts like Oregon’s to ensure
Senators Introduce Bill to Boost Next-Generation Hydro Power
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Angus King, I-Maine, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, today introduced legislation to increase domestic production of low-carbon, renewable energy from the natural power in ocean waves, tides and currents. The Marine Energy Act provides federal resources to encourage private investments
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