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Merkley, Wyden Announce OSU to Receive $1.5 Million for Leadership on Pesticide Information, Safety Awareness

February 7, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Oregon State University (OSU) will receive $1.5 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to administer the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), and provide the public with unbiased, accurate, and science-based information on a broad range

Wyden, Merkley Statement on Bipartisan Senate Confirmation of Amy M. Baggio for U.S. District Court in Oregon

February 7, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’sU.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after a bipartisan Senate vote to confirm Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Amy M. Baggio for a seat on the U.S. District Court in Oregon. “Judge Baggio and her extensive experience as both a jurist

POSTPONED: Merkley Announces First In-Person Town Halls of 2024

February 6, 2024

Due to a series of unexpected votes, Senator Merkley must remain in Washington, D.C. and postpone his town halls that were scheduled for Linn and Benton counties on Tuesday, February 13 and Washington and Columbia counties on Wednesday, February 14. Senator Merkley looks forward to rescheduling the events soon to hear from community members in

Update: Oregon Delegation Announces Over $7 Million for Federal Fishery Disaster Declaration 

February 2, 2024

 The federal funding will help ocean commercial fishermen in Oregon recover from significant economic losses in 2018, 2019, and 2020 from declining salmon populations. Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Merkley: Hedge Funds in the Housing Market Raise Prices for Renters and Homebuyers

February 1, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is using his work in Washington, D.C. to highlight how hedge funds’ presence in the housing market is driving up costs for American families to both buy and rent a decent home in a decent community. During a hearing of the Senate

Merkley, Wyden, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas Announce Over $60 Million to Combat Homelessness Across Oregon

January 30, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (D-04), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06), today announced a total of $60,295,011 in federal investments to support 140 homelessness prevention and support initiatives in communities across the state.

Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici Announce Over $319,000 for West Tuality Habitat for Humanity to Build Affordable Homes in Rural Washington County

January 30, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), announced today West Tuality Habitat for Humanity is receiving a $319,200 federal grant award to help build eight homes in rural western Washington County. “Everyone should have a safe, affordable place to call home. This

Merkley, Wyden: Over $1.2 Million Heading to Oregon Non-Profit for Electric Vehicle Accessibility

January 29, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a total of $1,269,225 is coming to Oregon to support electric vehicle deployment through promoting innovative ways to finance EV purchasing for underserved populations. The funding is coming from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint Office of

Salinas, Wyden, Merkley Announce Federal Grant to Chemeketa Community College

January 26, 2024

Salem, OR – Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), along with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $1,421,219 to Chemeketa Community College as part of the first-ever Perkins Innovation and Modernization Career Connected High Schools (CCHS) grant program. This

Merkley, Wyden: $3.5 Million to Improve Water Systems in Prineville and Willamina

January 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced two community-initiated projects (CIP) Merkley and Wyden championed will be receiving federal investments from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to upgrade water infrastructure. Funding for these projects in Prineville and Willamina was secured in the Fiscal