Merkley, Murkowski Secure Commitment to Preserve U.S. Ocean Monitoring Systems
Washington, D.C. – Following public outrage over the dismantling of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced the NSF was pausing its planned removal of the OOI’s sensors. NSF’s decision came after Merkley and Murkowski passed a Senate
King, Merkley, Colleagues Call to Terminate Illegal Plans for “Triumphal Arch”
Key legislators cite federal laws that prohibit construction without congressional approval WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Subcommittee on National Parks, is leading a group of his Congressional colleagues in objecting to the Trump Administration’s proposed plan to illegally construct
Merkley, Huffman, Lawmakers to EPA: Don’t Sacrifice Our Communities for Chemical Recyclers
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, led a bicameral group of 50 lawmakers to sound the alarm over a review by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that paves the way to eliminate Clean
Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation Introduced in Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, 40 Senators, led by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced historic, comprehensive federal legislation to ban discrimination against LGBT Americans. The legislation was filed simultaneously in the U.S. House of Representatives by 158 Representatives, led by Rep.
Merkley Statement on Failed Transportation Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after he and a bipartisan majority of Senators voted against an attempt to bring a 1,000 page transportation bill to the floor less than an hour after it had been released: “After months of stalling on putting forward a
On Five Year Anniversary of Wall Street Reform, Senate Democrats, Joined by Former Senator Dodd, Fight Back Against Continued Attacks on Consumer Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senate Democrats celebrated the five year anniversary of Dodd-Frank, major Wall Street reform legislation passed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, and vowed to keep pushing back on continued attempts to gut critical consumer protections contained in the legislation. The legislation was enacted on
Merkley Delivers Wins For Oregon Farmers in Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley announced several key wins to help farming communities in Oregon and across the country. As the Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee, Senator Merkley has vowed to use his position to fight for Oregon’s priorities and middle class families. This
Merkley Statement on Passage of the Every Child Achieves Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill to replace No Child Left Behind, the nation’s main K-12 education law: “I’m the product of public schools, and my kids went to the same working class high school I
Merkley Announces Bill to Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015, a major piece of legislation to stop offshore Arctic drilling. The legislation would prevent any new or renewed leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral
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