Tag: Foreign Policy and National Security

Visit to Guatemala came amidst brazen attacks on Guatemalan democracy   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, who serves as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and previously worked as a missionary in Honduras, concluded a bicameral congressional delegation visit to Guatemala

More than a dozen Senators push for amendment, including additional reporting requirements WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin, (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), as well as Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ben

Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), today introduced a resolution commemorating the 190th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Thailand. Congresswoman Michelle Steele (California-45) introduced companion legislation in the House. “Thailand has long been

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today released the following statement regarding the Israel-Hamas war. In his statement, the Senator calls for a ceasefire, to include the immediate cessation of hostilities by both sides. He also notes that a ceasefire will not endure unless the ceasefire and the

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack and U.S. Agency for

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Brian Schatz (D-HI), led 21 colleagues in a letter to Democratic and Republican Senate and Appropriations leadership urging the inclusion of the full $10 billion in humanitarian