Merkley and Alsobrooks: Senate Republicans Vote to Allow Federal Student Loan Costs to Soar
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maryland’s U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks slammed Senate Republicans for voting to allow the Trump Administration to cap federal student loans and overhaul the student loan system, driving up costs for students across the nation: “As the first in my family
Shaheen, Duckworth, Schatz, Rosen, Merkley, Kim, Slotkin Statement on Meeting with the Speaker of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) released a statement following a meeting with the President of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan, Speaker Han Kuo-Yu, and
Merkley Statement on Trump’s Request for Nearly $88 Billion To Fund His Illegal War and Illegal Tariffs
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Trump formally requested that Congress spend an additional $88 billion in the form of a supplemental request. The majority of these funds would be spent to cover the costs and replenish wasted ammunitions from Trump’s war of choice with Iran while also covering the cost of his illegal tariffs that have hurt families and farmers across the country. Following this news, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released
Merkley Statement on Continuing Resolution
Washington, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after passage of a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded for the next 6 months. The continuing resolution includes $400 million to cover the gap in the United States Forest Service’s firefighting funds. Cloture was also invoked
Merkley: No Excuse for GOP Obstruction of Vets Jobs Bill
Washington, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after 42 Senate Republicans blocked a vote on the Veterans Job Corps Act. “The men and women who have stood up for us, serving us valiantly overseas, shouldn’t come home to unemployment lines. That seems like a proposition 100
Senators Merkley and Wyden Testify on Crooked River Legislation Before Senate Committee
WASHINGTON, DC— Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today both testified before the Water and Power Subcommittee of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee in favor of the Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act, which they are the lead sponsors. Today’s action was the first since being introduced to
Wyden, Merkley announce Malheur Lumber to postpone closure
Washington, D.C. – U. S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced on Tuesday that Malheur Lumber has agreed to remain open past its planned November closure, thanks to a commitment by the US Forest Service (USFS) to make more timber volume available on the Malheur national forest.
Congressional Leaders Heed Merkley’s Call for More Forest Firefighting Funds
WASHINGTON, DC – With fires still burning and the U.S. Forest Service’s fire suppression fund exhausted, Congress is heeding Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley’s call and moving forward with emergency funds to fill the gap. This August, Merkley sent a letter calling on Congressional leaders to provide emergency assistance to cover
Merkley, Wyden and Begich Introduce Proposal to Hire Veterans to Assist with Marine Debris Cleanup
U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley, Ron Wyden and Mark Begich (D-AK) today introduced an amendment to employ veterans as coordinators of community clean ups of marine debris from the Japanese tsunami of last year. They offered the amendment to the Veterans Job Corps Act of 2012, which is being considered in
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