Warren and Merkley Lead Democratic Colleagues in Pressing Treasury Watchdog to Investigate Resources Spent on Illegal Trump $250 Bill
“At a time when Americans continue to face rising costs, the Treasury Department should be focused on addressing pressing economic concerns rather than devoting resources to what appears to be an illegal vanity project for the President.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Push to Overturn Trump Affordable Care Act Rule that Will Increase Costs, Terminate Care for Millions
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, joined by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and other colleagues, today introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to repeal the Trump Administration’s rule that will undermine the Affordable Care Act marketplace, and produce worse health care coverage for higher
Senate Passes Landmark Housing Bill with Merkley-Inspired Provision to Crack Down on Hedge Fund Control of American Homes
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a long-time champion of kicking hedge funds out of the housing market—released the following statement after the Senate passed an updated version of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the biggest housing bill in 30 years, that includes the first-ever limits
Merkley, Mannion Champion Legislation to Make Mental Health Care Accessible for Every Student in America
Washington, D.C. – During Mental Health Awareness Month, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congressman John Mannion (NY-22) announced the reintroduction of the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, legislation that would significantly boost the availability of mental health providers in America’s public schools. Mental illness affects nearly 20 percent of American youth. This bicameral legislation would put additional mental health providers in elementary and
Forty-One Senators Push to Keep Harmful Environmental Riders Out of Appropriations Bills
Senators warn that inclusion of poison pills harming the environment would undermine Senate’s ability to pass bipartisan spending bills Washington, D.C. – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior,
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Food and Nutrition Service Reorganization
Oregon senators warn that reorganizations would “further weaken the ability of the agency to administer federal nutrition assistance programs.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in raising strong concerns about the plan to reorganize the Food and Nutrition Service at the U.S.
Merkley, Salinas, Pacific Northwest Democrats to Secretary Rollins: Act Quickly to Hire Agricultural Research Staff Across the Region
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led a group of their Pacific Northwest colleagues in pressing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins over her commitment to promptly fill critical staff positions that remain vacant at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service
Merkley, Senators: EPA Must Address Microplastic Pollution to Protect Human Health
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today led his Senate colleagues—including Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Ron Wyden (D-OR)—in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use its existing authorities to address the
Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Administration Release Funding to Lower Energy Costs for Low-Income Americans
As the affordability crisis impacts all areas of life in America, Wyden pushes for an additional $420 million in federal funding to alleviate the financial stress of monthly utility costs. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in
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