Merkley Statement on 25th Anniversary of September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement in remembrance of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001: “I will never forget that day 25 years ago: the clear blue morning sky, the billowing black smoke, the clouds of white ash, and everywhere, the confusion and fear. Our
Merkley, Wyden Tout Nearly $10 Million For Oregon Tribes’ Affordable Housing Efforts
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding a combined nearly $9,917,680 to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and the Warm Springs Housing Authority to build more affordable housing
Merkley Statement on Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley – the lead Democrat on the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee which oversees federal funding for the Smithsonian Institution – released the following statement after the Institution announced Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III would be retiring after a five-decade career as a museum
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Merkley Bill to Expand Educational Benefits to Spouses of Fallen Heroes
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing on the Spouses of Heroes Education Act, legislation to expand the post-9/11 G.I. Bill to provide full educational benefits to spouses of servicemembers who die in the line of duty. The bipartisan bill, authored by Oregon’s Senator Jeff
Senators: End Secret Law
Washington, DC – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), accompanied by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Dean Heller (R-NV), Mark Begich (D-AK), Al Franken (D-MN), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Ron Wyden (D-OR), introduced a bill that would put an end to the “secret law” governing controversial government
Merkley Calls on Congress to Take Action Before July 1st Student Loan Interest Rate Hike
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today called on Congress to block a scheduled July 1st doubling of the interest rate on student loans. Merkley met with students at Portland State University to highlight legislation he is sponsoring that would allow students to pay the same interest rate on
Merkley Focuses On Middle Class Families In First Hearing As Chair Of Economic Policy Subcommittee
Washington, DC – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley held his first hearing as Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Policy of the Senate Banking Committee. The topic was “The State of the American Dream: Economic Policy and the Future of the Middle Class.” Seeking to include voices not normally heard in
Merkley: NSA Spying Outrageous Breach of Americans’ Privacy
Washington, DC- Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after press reports that the National Security Agency (NSA) is engaging in massive, secret bulk data collection of Americans’ phone records. “This type of secret bulk data collection is an outrageous breach of Americans’ privacy. I have had significant concerns
Merkley: D.C. Circuit Nominees Merit an Up or Down Majority Vote
WASHINGTON – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Obama nominated three candidates to fill vacancies on the D.C. Circuit: “I applaud the President for moving to address the long-standing vacancies on the D.C. Circuit. These nominees merit an up or down majority vote. The Republican blockade
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