Senators Blunt Rochester, Merkley, Warnock Introduce Bill to Repair Infrastructure, Bridge Communities
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) today introduced the Restoring Essential Public Access and Improving Resilient (REPAIR) Infrastructure Program Act. The bill would reauthorize and expand the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Reconnecting Communities Program as the REPAIR Infrastructure Program,
Following Republican Hemp Ban, Wyden, Merkley Reintroduce Bill to Keep Hemp on Market with Strong Consumer Protections
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today reintroduced legislation that would return hemp to the market and create national safety standards for hemp-derived products, keep these products out of the hands of children, and ban unsafe, untested hemp products. Reintroduction of the Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation
Wyden, Merkley Applaud House Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Secure Rural Schools Program
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded the House passage of his bipartisan legislation introduced with Senators Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and James Risch, R-Idaho, to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program and ensure rural, forested communities across Oregon and the country receive funding
Casten, Merkley Question Robinhood Over Election Betting
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), and Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) sent a letter to Robinhood questioning their recent decision to allow customers to bet on the results of the presidential election. “It appears that
Merkley, Wyden: $19.7 Million in Federal Housing Funding Coming to Oregon for Statewide, Tribal Initiatives
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $19,742,170 to revitalize and modernize manufactured housing and eligible manufactured housing communities across Oregon. “As communities and Tribes in every corner of the state face their
Merkley, Wyden: Critical Water Infrastructure Bill Headed to the President’s Desk
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that critical projects and policy initiatives for Oregon included in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 have passed Congress and now head to the president’s desk to be signed into law. Their authorization sets the
Lee, Merkley Introduce the Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy Act
WASHINGTON – Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the bipartisan Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy Act, legislation to restore vehicle owners’ control over their personal data in an era of rapidly advancing automotive technology. With connected vehicles projected to make up 95% of all new vehicles on the road by 2030,
Merkley, Wyden Announce Federal Funding Heading to the Prineville and Pendleton Regional Airports
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Prineville Airport and Pendleton’s Eastern Oregon Regional Airport received a combined $1,329,000 in federal funds from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for infrastructure and safety improvements. “Oregon’s regional airports serve as vital hubs for our
KHANNA, MERKLEY, CORNYN, TUBERVILLE, AND CARTER JOINED BY PARIS HILTON IN CELEBRATING THE STOP INSTITUTIONAL CHILD ABUSE ACT PASSING THE HOUSE, HEADS TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), were joined by Paris Hilton in celebrating the passage of the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act in the House. The legislation, which passed the Senate last
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