Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Proposed Forest Research and Development Facility Closures, Demand Transparency
Portland, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their Senate colleagues in urging U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz to provide Congress with a full breakdown of the Service’s decision to potentially close up to 57 U.S. Forest Service Research and Development (R&D) Facilities, including the Portland-based Pacific
Merkley, Schumer, Top Senate Democrats with Jurisdiction Over Trump’s Gilded Ballroom Boondoggle Call on Watchdog to Conduct a Full Audit of the Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Martin Heinrich
Merkley, Matsui, Kiggans Champion Bipartisan Legislation to Keep America’s Nurses and Patients Safe
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), announced the reintroduction of their Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act. To tackle staffing-related challenges, nurses are often forced to work mandatory overtime beyond their scheduled shift, which can endanger the safety
Defense Appropriations Bill Includes $30 Million to Protect Troops and Boost Oregon’s Development of Advanced Technologies
Washington, D.C. – Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that $30 million for Oregon projects will be heading to the floor of the U.S. Senate as part of the fiscal year 2010 Defense Department appropriations bill. Projects in the bill include funding for the research and development
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $1.6 Million to Give Students the Opportunity to Become Health Care Professionals
WASHINGTON D.C. – Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that grants totaling over $1.6 million will be awarded to Oregon schools for health care education programs. My wife Mary is a nurse and I know that health care professionals are the key to providing quality patient care,”
Merkley Statement in Remembrance of September 11
Senator Merkley issued the following statement in remembrance of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001: “Eight years ago, our nation faced one of the most tragic moments in American history. Today is a time to remember those who lost their lives during the attacks in
Merkley: We Must Ensure That American Companies Compete on a Level Playing Field in the Global Marketplace
Washington, D.C. –The Department of Commerce today announced that Chinese steel pipe producers have violated trade law by receiving government subsidies, enabling them to overwhelm the market and put American steel companies at a disadvantage. The Commerce Department has ordered that tariffs be imposed on steel pipes from China to
Merkley: Obama Lays Out Clear Vision on Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement on President Obama’s national address on health care before a Joint Session of Congress: “President Obama took a critical step tonight in putting this conversation back where it belongs: on solutions to one of our biggest national challenges. Instead
Wyden, Merkley Announce More Than $17 Million for Forest Health Projects
Washington, D.C. – Continuing efforts to create jobs for Oregonians, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced today that Oregon will receive more than $17 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to protect forests on the South Coast and in Southern, Central and Eastern Oregon from wild
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