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Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Launch Inquiry into Administration’s Corrupt Redirecting of Taxpayer Dollars for National Parks to Pay for Trump’s Vanity Projects
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their Senate colleagues in pressing the Trump Administration on its redirection of tens of millions of dollars from fees paid to the National Park Service (NPS)
Merkley, Padilla Lead Effort to Fight Back Against Voter Suppression and Misuse of Artificial Intelligence in U.S. Elections
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and California’s U.S. Senator Alex Padilla reintroduced legislation to protect voters in the face of the rise
New Merkley Bill Clears Barriers to Renewable Energy Projects Nationwide
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee—released new legislation to oppose discriminatory
Merkley Leads New Bill to Prevent LNG Exports from Raising Costs on American Households, Businesses
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee—introduced new legislation that would lower
Merkley: Proposed CFTC Rule Falls Woefully Short of Reining in Insider Trading and Corruption on Prediction Markets
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who has led the charge to oppose insider trading and corruption on prediction markets—released the following statement after
Merkley, Harder Push to Increase Federal Response for Hazardous Wildfire Smoke
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Josh Harder (CA-09) today reintroduced the Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act, legislation to help communities respond to increasingly dangerous wildfire smoke events. The bicameral bill would create
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Merkley Presses FHWA Administrator on Hood River White Salmon Bridge, I-5 Wildlife Crossing
Senator Jeff Merkley 21 hours ago
In the West Bank, Palestinians are being cut off from water sources, orchards, and vineyards.
Senator Jeff Merkley June 9, 2026 8:35 pm
Gutting USAID has been a disaster for global health. Facts are facts.
Senator Jeff Merkley June 8, 2026 10:49 am
Republicans want to trade one slush fund for another.
Senator Jeff Merkley June 4, 2026 11:00 pm
The Republican ICE funding bill, summed up: 🗑️
Senator Jeff Merkley June 4, 2026 8:50 pm
Republicans want to send ICE and Border Patrol another $70 billion??
Senator Jeff Merkley June 4, 2026 4:28 pm
What does the Republican bill do for American families? Not a damn thing.
Senator Jeff Merkley June 4, 2026 2:47 pm
The Republican ICE funding bill belongs in the trash heap.
Senator Jeff Merkley June 4, 2026 1:15 pm
We’re over an hour and a half into our first vote on the Republican reconciliation bill.
Senator Jeff Merkley June 4, 2026 1:13 pm
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Big Oil is stealing our summers.
The fossil fuel giants knew for decades that their products would fuel extreme heat, wildfires, droughts, and stronger storms.
Then they lied to block climate action anyway.
Now we’re all paying the price.
Trump's failed economic agenda is raising costs and draining your paychecks.
In the West Bank, Palestinians are being cut off from water sources, from their orchards, from their vineyards.
It’s unjust, and I’m pressing for the U.S. to act.
Just another blatant attempt by President Trump to try to take away a woman’s right to choose.
Abortion medication is safe and effective, and if women want to use it, they should have the freedom to – without President Trump getting in the way.
FDA moves ahead with safety study of abortion pill mifepristone
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed t...
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