Merkley, Booker, Grassley, Hinson, and Adams Highlight Need for Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) teamed up with U.S. Representatives Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) and Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing September 19, 2025, as National Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness Day. With at least 25 percent of stillbirths
Booker, Daines, Merkley, Wicker Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce U.S. Stillbirth Rate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Steve Daines (R-MT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act, legislation that would reduce the alarmingly high U.S. stillbirth rate. Named after Autumn Joy, a New Jersey baby
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Provide Universal Paid Leave
73 percent of American workers do not have access to paid leave Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they joined their colleagues in introducing legislation that would guarantee up to 12 weeks of partial income for workers who are forced to take leave
Merkley, Baldwin, Booker, 40+ Senators: No New Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Abortion Provisions in Must-Pass Government Funding Bills
45 Senators: “Partisan, discriminatory, and harmful policy riders have no place in must-pass legislation such as appropriations bills” Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Wisconsin’s U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, and New Jersey’s U.S. Senator Cory Booker led a group of over 40 Senators to urge Senate Appropriations Committee
Wyden, Merkley, Salinas Announce $20 Million for Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Resident Resilience Center
Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas today announced a federal investment of $20 million through the Inflation Reduction Act for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde to build a safe, accessible shelter that will provide services during extreme weather. “The problems
Merkley, Cornyn, Tuberville Bipartisan Bill to Protect Kids from Institutional Abuse Unanimously Passes Senate
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has passed bipartisan legislation by Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Texas’ U.S. Senator John Cornyn, and Alabama’s U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville to provide much-needed analysis and evaluation of the troubled teen industry. The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act now awaits action in the U.S.
Wyden, Merkley Announce $2 Million for Warm Springs Affordable Housing
Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $2 million for the Warm Springs Housing Authority to build more affordable housing for low- and moderate-income Tribal members. “There is a serious need for more affordable housing across Oregon, but especially in Tribal communities like
Wyden, Merkley: Columbia Gorge Community College Selected as Industrial Training and Assessment Center
Nearly $2 million investment will help the college create clean energy industry opportunities for Oregonians and small businesses Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the selection of Columbia Gorge Community College as a new industrial training and assessment center, which includes a $1.99 million federal investment
Merkley: Proposed Federal Rule is Lifesaving for Monarch Butterflies
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a long-time leader in the fight to revive the population of the iconic Western Monarch butterfly—today issued the following statement after the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced a proposed rule to list the monarch butterfly as ‘threatened’ under the Endangered
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