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Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Urge Secretary Bessent to Reject Proposed Dollar Coin Designs Featuring Donald Trump

December 3, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Nevada’s U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto led seven Senate Democrats—including Senator Ron Wyden—in a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling on him to reject the proposed designs for the Semiquincentennial dollar coin featuring the likeness of President Donald Trump. “American lawmakers throughout

Cortez Masto, Merkley Lead Colleagues in Urging Secretary Bessent to Reject Proposed Dollar Coin Designs Featuring Donald Trump

December 2, 2025

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led seven Senate Democrats in a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling on him to reject the proposed designs for the Semiquincentennial dollar coin featuring the likeness of President Donald Trump. “American lawmakers throughout history have reaffirmed the time-honored

Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Administration Cleanup Toxic Waste to Protect Military Families and Local Communities

November 24, 2025

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined their colleagues in urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision delaying cleanups of toxic chemicals at hundreds of military installations in Oregon and nationwide. The senators also sought protections for military families and nearby communities

Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Call on Trump Admin to Immediately Halt Plans to Upend Key Homelessness Program

November 17, 2025

Ending Continuum of Care Program Could Force 200,000 People Back onto the Streets Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their Democratic Senate colleagues to urge Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner to immediately halt reported plans to make drastic changes to

Wyden, Merkley Push Trump Administration to Release Funds for Heating Assistance for Low-Income Americans

November 17, 2025

Millions of households await help with their heating bills heading into winter amid skyrocketing energy costs Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they are joining a bipartisan group of senators to push the Trump administration to immediately release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Blast Trump for Rising Health Care Costs and Affordability Crisis for American Families

November 5, 2025

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he is leading a letter with his Senate colleagues, including Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, slamming Trump for his failure to address rising health care costs for American families. Wyden, Merkley, and the lawmakers highlighted the worsening affordability crisis, especially for

Warren, Markey, Merkley Press Trump on Failure to Address American Families’ Rising Electricity Costs

October 31, 2025

Investigation reveals Trump Administration “has no explanations for its failures and no answers for American families that are hit hard by high energy costs.” Lawmakers publish new data showing electricity costs have increased 11% since Trump took office, costing families more than $70 billion in higher utilities bills over next

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Question YouTube, Google on Potential Quid-Pro-Quo Settlement With Trump Administration

October 20, 2025

Senators sound alarm after YouTube settled Trump lawsuit in the midst of antitrust lawsuit by DOJ Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to demand answers from Google and YouTube regarding whether Google’s recent $22 million settlement with Donald Trump

Following Push by Wyden and Merkley, Watchdog Agency Opens Investigation into DOGE Accessing Sensitive Data on Student Loan Borrowers

September 26, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Following a push by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, a watchdog agency has agreed to open an investigation into DOGE accessing sensitive data on student loan borrowers by infiltrating the Department of Education’s internal systems. “Given the sensitive nature of the data [ED] holds, it

Whitehouse, Van Hollen, Merkley Probe ExxonMobil’s Guyana Offshore Oil Contract and the Company’s U.S. Tax Liability

September 23, 2025

ExxonMobil may have used American taxpayer funds to subsidize its foreign oil production, which it does in partnership with a Chinese state-owned company Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) sent a letter today to ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods asking for