Press Releases

Merkley, Panetta Lead the Charge to Protect Monarch Butterflies

Lawmakers also introduce bipartisan resolution marking National Pollinator Week Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) today teamed up to introduce the Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat (MONARCH) Act. The bicameral bill would help prevent the extinction of the Western Monarch butterfly and

Merkley, Capito Push to Improve Recycling Nationwide with New Bipartisan Bill

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley partnered with West Virginia’s U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, to introduce the bipartisan Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies (REUSE) Act. The REUSE Act is a significant step forward in

Merkley: OIT is Pioneering the Clean Energy Economy

Klamath Falls, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley’s commitment to clean energy took him to the Oregon Institute of Technology today where he toured the school and learned about their pioneering use of geothermal energy. “Building a clean energy economy is essential to our national security and our environment,” Merkley said.

Merkley Statement on Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court

  Klamath Falls, Oregon – President Barack Obama today announced the nomination of 2nd Circuit Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement on the nomination: “President Obama has put forward a highly qualified nominee with extensive judicial experience.  Judge Sotomayor’s three

Merkley: New Credit Card Law Victory for Consumers

Washington, DC – President Barack Obama today signed into law major reform legislation to curtail the abuses and deceptive practices of the credit card companies.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a co-sponsor of the Senate legislation and member of the Senate Banking Committee, attended the Rose Garden signing ceremony and issued

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