Merkley Demands Senate Act NOW to Release Epstein Files
Senator Merkley spoke on the floor to urge Senate passage of his bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Merkley Calls to Reopen Government and Extend Health Care Tax Credits
Senator Jeff Merkley took to the Senate floor to break the impasse and immediately reopen the government by passing a one-year extension of tax credits folks rely on for affordable ACA health care coverage.
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.
Senator Merkley Presses Army Corps to Support Tribal Housing Along the Columbia River
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley presses top Army Corps official R.D. James for continued support to replace tribal villages along the Columbia River that were destroyed decades ago by dam construction.