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.
“Handcuffs For All”
America – your public outcry and pressure forced Donald Trump to take action. But replacing a horrific child-snatching policy with an evil “Handcuffs For All” policy is NOT the solution.
Fight Back Against Donald Trump and Keep Families Together
I had the cops called on me when I tried to visit the facility in Texas housing hundreds of children ripped away from their parents at the U.S. border. I’m returning tomorrow and bringing friends to investigate Donald Trump’s cruel new policy of separating children from their families, but I
Merkley Slams Trump Administration
This is a scandal. At the start of hurricane season—when American citizens in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are still suffering from FEMA’s inadequate recovery efforts—the administration transferred millions of dollars away from FEMA. And for what? To implement their profoundly misguided ‘zero tolerance’ policy. It wasn’t enough
Merkley Presses Zinke for Speedy Aid to Klamath Basin
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley presses Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to ensure that recently allocated assistance can get to the Klamath Basin as quickly as possible to help with the upcoming summer drought.
Senator Merkley Presses for Commitment to Klamath Aid
As the Klamath Basin faces a potentially dire drought this summer, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley presses Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman for a commitment to get aid on the ground as quickly as possible.
Merkley Presses Agriculture Secretary Perdue for Assistance for Klamath Basin
As the Klamath Basin faces another potentially devastating drought, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley presses Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for assistance.
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