Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle Secure Written Commitment from Coast Guard Acting Commandant Lunday that Newport Helicopter Will Remain
Follows Merkley placing his hold on Lunday’s nomination to lead Coast Guard, joint efforts to advocate for this essential rescue helicopter Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senator Ron Wyden and Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04), announced that they secured written commitments from Admiral Kevin Lunday,
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Alarm Over Trump Administration Siphoning At Least $2 Billion from Military Budget for Immigration Enforcement
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate and House colleagues to release a new report detailing the Trump administration’s diversion of funds and resources from the Department of Defense to the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement, and its impact on
Merkley, Wicker, Kiggans, Bonamici Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Oppose New Limits on Student Loans for Nurses
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Mississippi’s U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, along with U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), led over 140 bipartisan lawmakers to sound the alarm over a proposed framework by the U.S. Department of Education to declassify nursing degrees as
Senator Merkley Celebrates Return of Stacey Addison to Oregon
WASHINGTON – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Oregonian Stacey Addison, who has been detained since September in East Timor, was released by the government of East Timor and boarded a plane on the first leg of her journey home: “I am thrilled to report that Dr.
Merkley Statement on Potential Homeland Security Shutdown
WASHINGTON – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass a bill that would extend funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for several weeks. “At a time like this, we should be working together on a bipartisan basis to
Merkley and Wyden Announce $1 Million to Jumpstart Southern Oregon Water Infrastructure Project
WASHINGTON, DC — Oregon Senator’s Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBOR)will award $1 million to jumpstart a major water infrastructure investment for Southern Oregon. Merkley, a newly-appointed member of the Senate Appropriations Water and Energy Subcommittee, and Wyden had previously pressed the
Oregon Senators Co-Sponsor Craft Brewing Bill
Washington, DC – Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced their co-sponsorship of a bill that would stimulate the growing craft brewing industry in Oregon and nationwide by reducing the excise tax on each barrel of beer brewed by small brewers. The bill, S. 375, the Small Brewer
Senators Coons, Merkley introduce bill to expand ACA small business tax credit
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced legislation on Thursday to help small business owners who want to provide health insurance to their workers. The Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act would expand and simplify the Affordable Care Act’s small business tax credit, making it
Merkley: Stronger Net Neutrality Rules Are Huge Step Forward for Consumers and American Innovation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after FCC Chair Tom Wheeler announced his proposal for stronger net neutrality rules, classifying the Internet as a telecommunications service under Title II of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, and allowing for an open Internet. Merkley had pushed Wheeler to