Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Trump-Xi Summit
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), 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 after the conclusion of
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Trump Administration’s USDA Reorganization
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in questioning how Trump’s reorganization of the Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area at the U.S. Department of Agriculture will affect farmers and ranchers in Oregon and nationwide. “We write with strong concern regarding the
Senators Markey, Merkley, Colleagues Sound the Alarm on Homeland Security Proposal to Develop Biometric Smart Glasses
Letter Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today led their colleagues in writing to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding the agency abandon its dangerous proposal, included in DHS’s proposed budget
Senators Introduce SAFE Lending Act to Protect Consumers from Predatory Practices in Payday Lending
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senators Tom Udall (D-NM), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic
Senate Takes Up FAA Bill That Includes Merkley-Wyden Provision to Bring TSA Service Back to Klamath Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate has now acted by a unanimous, bipartisan vote to move forward on legislation renewing and updating the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s authorities. The legislation includes a bipartisan provision pushed by Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, the TSA Fairness Act, that would
Wyden, Merkley Statement on Klamath Agreements Announcement
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, today released the following statement after the announcement that the governors of Oregon and California, along with the Department of the Interior, will begin a process to remove the Klamath River Basin dams in a step forward to address water
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
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