Forty-One Senators Push to Keep Harmful Environmental Riders Out of Appropriations Bills
Senators warn that inclusion of poison pills harming the environment would undermine Senate’s ability to pass bipartisan spending bills Washington, D.C. – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior,
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Food and Nutrition Service Reorganization
Oregon senators warn that reorganizations would “further weaken the ability of the agency to administer federal nutrition assistance programs.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in raising strong concerns about the plan to reorganize the Food and Nutrition Service at the U.S.
Merkley, Salinas, Pacific Northwest Democrats to Secretary Rollins: Act Quickly to Hire Agricultural Research Staff Across the Region
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led a group of their Pacific Northwest colleagues in pressing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins over her commitment to promptly fill critical staff positions that remain vacant at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service
Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $2.5 Million to Strengthen Development of Renewable Energy Technology
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) nearly $2.5 million in Recovery Act funds to strengthen the Bachelor of Science of Renewable Energy Engineering program, create a Master’s degree program, and
Merkley: START Treaty to Make America Safer by Reducing Global Supply of Nuclear Weapons
Washington, D.C. – President Obama signed a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia Thursday to reduce nuclear weapons. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement about the new treaty: “President Obama has demonstrated his global leadership by successfully negotiating a START Treaty that will make America safer
Merkley Highlights Immediate Benefits of Health Care Reform at OHSU
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley visited Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) Wednesday to celebrate the passage of the health care reform law and discuss how it will benefit Oregon families and small business owners. Merkley was joined by several Oregonians who shared stories about how the new health
Merkley, Wyden Announce Federal Designation of Lane County and Warm Springs Reservation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Federal Government has designated Lane County and the Warm Springs Reservation as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA). Because of the HIDTA designation, both areas will become eligible for federal funding to help local, state, federal,
Senator Merkley Tours William Walker Elementary School
Beaverton, OR – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley toured William Walker Elementary School in Beaverton, Oregon. As part of his role on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Senator Merkley will be instrumental in deliberations about how to update and fix the No Child Left Behind Act. During
Merkley: Payroll Report Beckons More Action for Job Growth
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement in response to today’s jobs report, which shows employers adding 162,000 new jobs in March, the most since 2007: “Today’s hiring news is a sign that through hard work and determination, American families and small businesses are gradually pulling
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