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Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill

Report: “Costly Consequences: How the Trump Administration Unleashed Private Student Loan Lenders” (PDF) Responses from: Citizens | College Ave | Navient | Nelnet | Sallie Mae | SoFi Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senators in releasing a new report of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the

Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Reports of Trump Family Bribe from UAE Officials

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to reporting that a company backed by

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reverse Damage from Trump Administration’s Egregious Cuts at VA

Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues in introducing comprehensive legislation that would protect veterans, military spouses and VA employees in Oregon and nationwide indiscriminately targeted in the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cuts at VA and across the federal government. “Veterans

Oregon Delegation Calls to Reverse NOAA Firings Endangering State’s Safety and Economy

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s entire Democratic delegation—U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)—are sounding the alarm over serious concerns stemming from the dangerous firings of National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) staff in Oregon and across the nation. “These terminations threaten critical programs

Padilla, Merkley, Thompson, LaMalfa Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect Winegrape Growers Against Wildfire Smoke Damage

Legislation would support growers in California, Oregon, and Washington — three of the biggest wine-producing states in the country WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Representatives Mike Thompson (D-Calif.-04) and Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.-01), introduced the Smoke Exposure Research Act, legislation to better

Merkley, Reed, Grijalva, Huffman, Casten to Energy Secretary Wright: New LNG Exports Hurt American Households and Businesses

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Rhode Island’s U.S. Senator Jack Reed, U.S. Representatives Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-07), Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), and Sean Casten (D-IL-06) led 40 Members of Congress to demand that recently confirmed U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright deny export authorizations for new liquified natural gas (LNG) exports

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