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Merkley, Panetta Lead the Charge to Protect Monarch Butterflies
Lawmakers also introduce bipartisan resolution marking National Pollinator Week Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) today teamed
Wyden, Merkley, Crapo, Risch Celebrate Senate Passage of Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization
Washington D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., along with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, both R-Idaho, celebrated today’s unanimous
Merkley, Capito Push to Improve Recycling Nationwide with New Bipartisan Bill
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley partnered with West Virginia’s U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public
Merkley: Supreme Court Has Failed to Protect Trans Kids, Keep Politicians Out of Exam Room
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—leader of the Equality Act—today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v.
Merkley: Trump’s Withdrawal from Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement Fails Our Communities
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration withdrawing from the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement (RCBA):
Merkley Slams GENIUS Act Rubberstamping Trump’s Crypto Corruption
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after the Senate voted to pass the GENIUS Act without votes on
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The Republican budget bill abandons working families to line the pockets of billionaires.
Senator Jeff Merkley 17 hours ago
Congress has the power to declare war, not the President! Trump cannot drag us into another war.
Senator Jeff Merkley June 18, 2025 6:42 pm
We can’t sleepwalk into authoritarianism.
Senator Jeff Merkley June 13, 2025 9:41 am
Merkley on Noem's Claims not to know Padilla: Enormously Uninformed or Enormously Deceptive | MSNBC
Senator Jeff Merkley June 12, 2025 6:23 pm
Senator Alex Padilla is asking the questions we ALL want the answers to, and I stand with him.
Senator Jeff Merkley June 12, 2025 6:23 pm
Merkley Demands Answers for Senator Alex Padilla's Forcible Removal from DHS Press Conference
Senator Jeff Merkley June 12, 2025 3:51 pm
Passing the GENIUS Act as-is puts a Congressional rubber stamp on Trump's blatant crypto corruption.
Senator Jeff Merkley June 12, 2025 1:29 pm
Merkley SLAMS Trump Crypto Corruption: “Open Sale of the Government”
Senator Jeff Merkley June 12, 2025 1:23 pm
Trump Forest Service Head ADMITS 1,400 Fire-Certified Employees have been PUSHED OUT
Senator Jeff Merkley June 11, 2025 4:06 pm
Ripping away a suicide hotline from vulnerable LGBTQ+ people is just evil.

Trump administration cuts specialized suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Prevention Lifeline included a service that provided specialized suicide prevention support ...
www.npr.org
The Republican budget bill abandons working families to line the pockets of billionaires.
It is downright cruel that the Trump Administration is taking away this lifeline for our children and telling LGBTQ+ kids that they don’t deserve help when they are facing their darkest moments.
Sen. King: To save virtually no money from the federal budget, we're devastating one of America's treasures.
