Klobuchar, Heinrich, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns About National Trail Program
WASHINGTON – Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies are
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill
Report: “Costly Consequences: How the Trump Administration Unleashed Private Student Loan Lenders” (PDF) Responses from: Citizens | College Ave | Navient | Nelnet | Sallie Mae | SoFi Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senators in releasing a new report of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the
Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Reports of Trump Family Bribe from UAE Officials
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to reporting that a company backed by
Merkley-Grassley Wind Energy Amendment Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States Senate passed a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) that restores funding for wind energy research and development (R&D). The amendment was attached to the Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) Energy and Water Appropriations bill. “Wind energy
Merkley, Wyden and Walden Call on U.S. Postal Service to Provide Upkeep at Lakeview Post Office and Help Downtown Revival Effort
Portland, OR – Today, Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Congressman Greg Walden called on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to maintain the property in Lakeview so that it doesn’t detract from the downtown revival efforts of the community. In a letter to the Portland District Manager of
Merkley Statement on the Signing of Historic Paris Climate Agreement on Earth Day
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after nations from around the world convened on Earth Day at the United Nations to sign the historic Paris Climate Agreement: “The Paris Agreement signed today represents a breakthrough moment in the international fight to take on climate change.
Merkley and Wyden Announce Key Appropriations Win for Industrial Hemp
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that included in the Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations committee bill is an amendment offered by Senator Merkley that would prevent the federal government from interfering with the implementation of state laws on the cultivation of industrial hemp.
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Name Clinic in The Dalles For Local War Hero Loren Kaufman
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced legislation that would designate the veterans community-based outpatient clinic in The Dalles the Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans’ Clinic. The Oregon senators said their bill introduced this week would provide long-overdue recognition to a local Army soldier who served bravely
Oregon Delegation Applauds TSA’s Return to Klamath Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Congressmen Greg Walden and Peter DeFazio today applauded news that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will restore screening services at the Crater Lake-Klamath Regional Airport in Klamath Falls, clearing the path for commercial service to return to the airport.
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