Merkley Denounces Unjust Sentencing of Hong Kong Democracy Advocate Jimmy Lai
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—issued this statement following the sentencing of Jimmy Lai, an entrepreneur and democracy advocate in Hong Kong who has been imprisoned since 2020 under
Merkley, Wyden Lead the Charge to Limit DHS’ Use of Facial Recognition Technology Amid Trump’s Rapidly Growing Surveillance State
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they introduced the ICE Out of Our Faces Act. The bicameral legislation would rein in the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), banning agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs
Merkley, Senate and House Lawmakers: Trump Administration Risking a New Arms Race with Failure to Renew Nuclear Treaty with Russia
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—co-chair of the Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—led his Senate and House colleagues in raising urgent concerns about the expiration this week of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
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
Merkley Introduces Wildfire and Drought Relief for Ranchers and Farmers Act of 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced the Wildfire and Drought Relief for Ranchers and Farmers Act of 2012 that would provide one year of retroactive mandatory funding for four disaster relief programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). These disaster relief programs, which lapsed at the
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