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Merkley, Murray, Pingree, and DeLauro: EPA Illegal Funding Cuts Harm Public Health, Environment, and Families

Washington, D.C. – Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), House Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) demanded recently confirmed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin answer urgent questions

Merkley: Energy Renovation Grant a Job Creation Trifecta

Portland, OR – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a $20 million grant for the City of Portland to provide loans for energy efficiency renovations to residential and commercial buildings within the Portland metro region and communities throughout Oregon.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement about the

Merkley: START Treaty to Make America Safer by Reducing Global Supply of Nuclear Weapons

Washington, D.C. – President Obama signed a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia Thursday to reduce nuclear weapons.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement about the new treaty: “President Obama has demonstrated his global leadership by successfully negotiating a START Treaty that will make America safer

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