Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $2.1 Million Grant for Postsecondary Manufacturing Education at Central Oregon Community College
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that $2,187,923 in federal funding is coming to Central Oregon Community College to boost its manufacturing postsecondary education program, expanding the pipeline of skilled workers to meet the needs of local employers while supporting long-term regional economic growth.
Merkley, Underwood Honor 130th Anniversary of the American Nurses Association
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) introduced a bicameral resolution recognizing 2026 as ‘‘The Year of The Power of Nurses’’ in celebration of the 130th anniversary of the American Nurses Association. (ANA). “Our nurses make the world better, one bedside at a
Merkley Announces Rescheduled Town Halls in Yamhill, Polk, and Marion Counties for Thursday, January 22
Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold three town halls for Oregonians in Yamhill, Polk, and Marion counties on Thursday, January 22. The three rescheduled events continue Merkley’s 2026 town hall tour, where he’s holding a community conversation in each of the state’s 36 counties. “I’m looking forward to
Senators Merkley and Wyden and Governor Kitzhaber Announce Crooked River Water Agreement
WASHINGTON, DC— Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Governor Kitzhaber today announced that an agreement on water allocation from the Crooked River in Central Oregon has been made between a broad coalition of stakeholders in the region. Legislation will be introduced later this week by Senator Merkley with Senator
Merkley Unveils Bold Plan to Jump-Start Housing Markets
WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today offered a new plan to tackle one of the most persistent challenges to the sputtering economy: the massive number of Americans who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are now worth. In a white paper containing the proposal, called “The 4%
Merkley, Udall, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Curb Online Payday Lending
WASHINGTON – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act. The SAFE Lending Act would crack down on the worst practices of the online payday lending industry and give states more power to
Merkley Calls for Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Coal Projects in Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today sent a letter calling for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a comprehensive, expedited programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed coal export facilities in Oregon and Washington. “The proposed export projects are
Merkley to Introduce Bill to Extend Lapsed Disaster Relief Programs Needed for Response to Wildfires
WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that he will be introducing a bill this week that would call for key disaster relief programs through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to be extended for one year. These disaster relief programs, which lapsed at the end of 2011,
Merkley, Colleagues to Hold “Midnight Vigil” on DISCLOSE Act
Washington, DC – After Senate Republicans blocked debate this evening on the DISCLOSE Act, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, as well as a group of colleagues, will hold onto the Senate floor late into the night tonight in an effort to bring greater attention to the issue and force a second
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