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 currentCECC Chair Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Senator John Curtis (R-UT), and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) to introduce bipartisan legislation that cracks
Merkley, Padilla Lead Senate Colleagues to Protect Timely USPS Delivery of Ballots, Mail Across the Nation
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and California’s U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, raised concerns with recent developments by the United States Postal Service (USPS) affecting postmark practices. Right before the holiday season, USPS clarified its recent practices
Merkley: Senate Fails to Stand Up to Trump’s Unconstitutional Strikes Against Venezuela
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley —a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—today released the following statement after the Senate voted to block U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)’s War Powers Resolutionaimed at stopping unauthorized U.S. military action in Venezuela: “The Trump Administration has repeatedly misled the American people about its plans for Venezuela, sending
Merkley: It’s Time For Bold Action to Address Nation’s Challenges
Jeff Merkley was sworn in today as Oregon’s U.S. Senator. Senator Merkley issued the following statement outlining the challenges that face the new Congress and our nation and the work that must be done. A telephone quality actuality of the statement is available. “Three decades ago, when I came to