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Ranking Member Shaheen, Foreign Relation Democrats Statement on State Department Personnel Cuts

July 10, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released a statement on announced plans by the State Department to terminate personnel.

Congressman Maxwell Frost and Senator Jeff Merkley Introduce Bicameral Pro Renters Bill, the End Junk Fees for Renters Act

July 10, 2025

Frost and Gomez First Introduced the Bill to Increase Affordability and Transparency for Renters in 2023 WATCH THE ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) announced the introduction of bicameral legislation aimed at addressing the housing crisis and standing firmly

Sens. Markey, Merkley, Reps. Garamendi, Beyer Lead Effort to Rein in Dangerous, Wasteful “Golden Dome” Missile Plan

July 8, 2025

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (July 8, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Rep. John Garamendi (CA-08), and Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today led their colleagues in writing to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, urging the

Merkley, Salinas, Oregon Delegation Secure Over $2.2 Million Manufacturing Boost for OMEP

June 30, 2025

Merkley, Salinas Led Charge to Stop Elimination of Key Program for Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced today, alongside the Oregon delegation—Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)—that $2,217,708 is heading to the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP), which ensures the program can

Merkley SLAMS Trump OMB Director Vought: Illegal cuts are “devastating and disastrous”

June 25, 2025

Senator Merkley pressed Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought about the harm caused by his withholding of life-saving foreign aid during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Merkley Slams GENIUS Act Rubberstamping Trump’s Crypto Corruption

June 17, 2025

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 his amendments to end crypto-related conflicts of interest by President Trump and other elected officials: “Passing the GENIUS Act without strong anti-corruption measures stamps a Congressional seal of approval

Merkley Blasts Senate Republicans Blocking Strong Anti-Corruption Measures in Cryptocurrency Legislation

June 13, 2025

Without any guardrails, GENIUS Act will accelerate Trump’s crypto corruption Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after Senate Republicans repeatedly blocked his efforts on the Senate floor to end crypto-related conflicts of interest by President Trump and other elected officials: “Trump’s crypto schemes

Merkley, Wyden, 38 Senators Fight Trump’s Cuts to the Job Corps Program

June 9, 2025

In Oregon, Tongue Point, PIVOT, and Springdale Centers at Risk Washington, D.C. – As the Trump Administration attempts to shutter the nation’s largest jobs training program for low-income and at-risk young people, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and 38 Senate colleagues demanded U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer

CBO Analysis Shows House-Passed Reconciliation Bill Adds $2.4 Trillion to the 10-year Deficit

June 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that the House-passed reconciliation bill would cost $2.4 trillion over the next 10 years. “Congressional Republicans will let nothing

Trump Tariffs Will Hurt Economic Growth, Boost Inflation, Raise Costs to Families, CBO Finds