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
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
Merkley, Murray, Bennet, Wyden Press Federal Financial Regulators to Provide Clear Guidance so that Legal Marijuana Businesses Can Access Banking Services
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) pressed federal financial regulators to issue clear guidance for financial institutions serving legal marijuana businesses, making it easier for those businesses to access banking services rather than operating on
Wyden, Merkley Seek Improved Federal Air Quality Programs
Washington, DC — U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are urging their colleagues to improve federal air quality programs in the wake of several Portland neighborhoods learning last month that there are high levels of heavy metals in the air. “The EPA aims to protect air quality but, as
Senators Push for Funding to Repair Crumbling Water Infrastructure, Avoid Future Flint-Style Disasters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As families in Flint, Michigan continue to struggle with lead-contaminated water, eighteen Senators are pushing to boost investment in water infrastructure repairs to avert future crises of contaminated drinking water supplies. In a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, Senators