Ranking Member Merkley, Colleagues Denounce Trump Administration’s Partisan Changes to National Park Service Access for 2026
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the top Democrat overseeing funding for the National Park Service— today led U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jack Reed (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ed Markey (D-MA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Patty Murray (D-WA), Cory
Ranking Member Merkley: Interior-Environment Funding Bill Boosts Wildfire Resiliency, Water Infrastructure, and Climate Investments in Oregon and Across the Nation
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Interior-Environment Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Appropriations bill in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 82-15: “Oregonians turned out in record numbers during my town halls last year and delivered
Merkley, Sullivan, Curtis, Kaine Push for Bipartisan Crackdown on Chinese Government-Controlled Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—teamed up with current CECC Chair Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Senator John Curtis (R-UT), and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) to introduce bipartisan legislation that
Merkley, Boxer Urge U.S. Treasury to Start Credit Flowing to Small Businesses
Washington, D.C. – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Monday, encouraging him to implement the Small Business Lending Fund as soon as possible to provide community banks with $30 billion in capital that will help them leverage up to $300
Merkley: Bin Laden Death Provides Justice for America
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after news that U.S. Special Forces have killed Osama bin Laden: “I salute President Obama and his exceptional team on bringing Osama bin Laden to justice. The President’s resolute determination and the hard work, perseverance, and bravery of so
Merkley Statement on Soaring Profits for Big Oil
Washington, D.C. – Two of the world’s biggest oil companies announced billions in profits today and the rest of the industry is expected to post similarly high numbers later this week. BP recorded a first-quarter profit of $7.1 billion and ConocoPhillips recorded a $3.03 billion profit – and yet gas
NEW STUDY: MERKLEY OIL PLAN RANKS HIGH IN SAVINGS
Washington, D.C. – A new study by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) finds that Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley’s oil independence plan would produce the largest savings by the year 2030 of nine proposals issued since 2006. Senator Merkley released his “America Over a Barrel” plan last year
MERKLEY: MORTGAGE SERVICERS AGREEMENT FALLS SHORT
Washington, DC – Three federal agencies announced agreements on Wednesday with the nation’s largest mortgage servicers aimed at reforming the industry. The regulators’ consent agreement is in response to an interagency review from last year that documented a host of abuses in the loan servicing industry. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley,
Merkley, Kirk, Harkin, Collins Introduce Legislation to End Workplace Discrimination
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senators Jeff Merkley (OR), Mark Kirk (IL), Tom Harkin (IA), and Susan Collins (ME) introduced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to finally prohibit job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. “The right to work hard and earn a living is a fundamental right. It
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