Wyden, Merkley Laud Stewardship Agreement for Malheur National Forest
New 20-year agreement with Iron Triangle in John Day is for 20 years Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today praised the announcement of a 20-year stewardship agreement between the Malheur National Forest and Iron Triangle LLC in John Day that covers forest restoration, hazardous fuels
Merkley, Wicker Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Protect U.S. Fishers by Cracking Down on Illegal Fishing and Abusive Vessel Flagging Practices
Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing on June 5, 2026, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) announced a new bipartisan bill to target a loophole that illegal fishers exploit to gain an unfair advantage over
AFTER FDA GRANTS FREE PASS TO FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES, DURBIN LEADS SENATE DEMOCRATS IN LETTER TO TOBACCO COMPANIES ABOUT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION INFLUENCE
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) along with U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Jack Reed (D-RI) sent letters to Reynolds American and Altria Group to inquire about these Big Tobacco companies’ engagement with the Trump Administration,
Merkley, Wyden Press For Additional Firefighting Funds for Oregon
As wildfires spanning nearly 600,000 acres burn across Oregon – with lightning storms predicted for the next 48 hours – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden led 10 other senators today in sending a letter to Senate leaders calling for swift passage of President Obama’s emergency supplemental funding request,
President Signs Merkley-Backed Executive Order Banning LGBT Job Discrimination
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley – the lead Senate sponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) and the leading congressional advocate for an executive order to bar federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT Americans in the workplace – released the following statement on President Obama’s signing of
Merkley Celebrates Three Year Anniversary of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
WASHINGTON – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement celebrating the third anniversary of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which was created by the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill that passed four years ago. Predatory, anti-consumer practices and the lack of single agency to act as a consumer watchdog
Merkley and Women’s Groups Call for Congress to Keep Bosses out of Employees’ Health Care Decisions
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joined women’s rights advocates and health experts today in Portland to call for the Senate minority to stop obstructing a vote on a bill that would prevent employers from blocking their employees’ access to contraception. The bill would undo the Supreme Court’s ruling
Following Senate Vote, Merkley Vows to Keep Fighting for Women’s Health Care
WASHINGTON – After a minority of Senators voted to filibuster debate on a bill that would undo the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision threatening women’s access to contraception, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement: “It’s outrageous that a minority of Senators are blocking us from debating a bill
Merkley, Baldwin to GAO: Do Trade Agreements Undermine “Buy American” Manufacturing Policy?
WASHINGTON – In a letter sent to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Monday and released today, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called for the investigative agency to open an inquiry into the impact of trade agreements on the U.S. federal government’s domestic procurement preferences, known as “Buy American,”
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