Merkley Presses Trump Official to Support Oregon and American Manufacturing
Senator Merkley pressed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to support Oregon and American manufacturers by continuing the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) during a Senate Appropriations hearing. The Trump Administration moved to eliminate the MEP program earlier this year.
Congress has the power to declare war, not the President.
Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor in support of Senator Kaine’s war powers resolution on June 27, 2025.
Republicans BLOCKED bill to protect borrowers from crushing student debt
I was the first in my family to go to college. I know how difficult it can be to access higher education. I just brought my SOAR Act—a student loan repayment plan that protects borrowers from unaffordable student loan payments—to the floor for a vote. Republicans BLOCKED IT.
2020 Marion County Town Hall
(Originally streamed live on March 7th, 2020) – Number 22 this year and 418th overall. Town halls are critical for our “We the People” democracy, so thanks for tuning in!
Coronavirus PSA
(Originally posted March 4th, 2020) – As the coronavirus outbreak reaches Oregon and the NW, it’s important to recognize that this virus is now spreading from person-to-person contact and that we need to do all we can to slow that down. We can all be a part of this effort.
KEZI: Merkley Launches New Coronavirus Webpage
(Originally released February 29th, 2020) – ICYMI: I released a new coronavirus resource page at www.merkley.senate.gov/coronavirus. Please visit and share for recommendations on how to limit exposure, what to do if you suspect you’ve been exposed, and how to create outbreak response plans at your workplace.
Merkley Questions Trump Admin on Child Separation Case
(Originally posted February 25th, 2020) – A little girl was held in detention. Despite having approval to live with her family, she was never informed she had family who wanted her. After 6 years she chose to be deported, not knowing the truth. Today I pressed Secretary Azar on her
Introducing the #BreakFreeFromPlastic Pollution Act
(Originally posted February 11th, 2020) – Did you know you may be eating 5 grams of microplastics each week? That’s the same as eating an entire credit card every seven days. Plastics aren’t just polluting our environment, they’re polluting our bodies and putting us at higher risk for cancers. That’s
Rally at the Capitol to #RejectTheCoverup
(Originally posted February 5th, 2020) – What we saw today was not the end of a trial. It was the execution of a cover-up. The president’s abuses of power have now seeped into the Senate, threatening the very foundations of this Chamber and our rule of law. Without a full