Wyden, Merkley Ask State Data Center Advisory Committee to Consider Multiple Issues Raised by Oregonians
Oregon senators: “Several issues have been raised by constituents regarding responsible data center development with our offices, ranging from local to state to federal jurisdiction.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today wrote Gov. Tina Kotek’s data center advisory committee to convey concerns both senators have
Peters, Schumer, Murray & Merkley Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding OMB Rescind Rule Giving President Sweeping Power to Politicize Federal Grants
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Democratic Leader; Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, led the entire Senate Democratic caucus in demanding
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
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,
Wyden, Merkley Urge Colleagues to Support Rural Air Service
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged their colleagues to support the Essential Air Service Program, which ensures vital rural air links such as commercial flights in and out of Pendleton’s Eastern Oregon Regional Airport. The Oregon lawmakers made their request along with 19 of their
MERKLEY TO HOLD TOWN HALL IN MARION COUNTY
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall in Marion County on Monday, April 10. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America. “In our
Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Bill to Block Immigration Enforcement at Sensitive Locations
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced legislation today to block immigration agents from stalking sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, and religious institutions without prior approval and exigent circumstances. The Protecting Sensitive Locations Act codifies the Department of Homeland Security’s existing policies and expands on those policies
Merkley Holds Senate Floor for Over 15 Hours to Stand Up Against Gorsuch Nomination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley just left the Senate chamber, concluding more than 15 hours spent speaking overnight to protest Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Merkley took the floor at 6:46pm ET, vowing to go as long as he was able, and yielded
Wyden, Merkley Urge Administration to Maintain Critical Funding for National Sea Grant Program
Senators: “Zeroing out this funding would have a devastating impact” Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined 21 of their Senate colleagues in urging the president to reconsider his proposal to eliminate the $73 million National Sea Grant College Program in his Fiscal Year (FY)
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