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Author: Kate Bellino

Merkley, Colleagues Urge IRS to Properly Implement IRA Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credits, With No Giveaways to the Petroleum Industry

October 27, 2023

Senators: “Companies are proposing to manufacture aviation fuel from sources that include significant amounts of plastic waste, and are claiming that it is sustainable. That is incorrect.” Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ),

Wyden, Merkley Announce $5.1 Million to Improve Air Quality in Oregon

October 27, 2023

Federal investment to help Klamath County and Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation  Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Klamath County Public Health and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have secured a combined $5.1 million in federal funds for

DURBIN, CORTEZ MASTO, HIRONO, GILLIBRAND, MENENDEZ, MERKLEY INTRODUCE NEW LEGISLATION TO REFORM GOVERNMENT’S CARE & CUSTODY OF UNACCOMPANIED NONCITIZEN CHILDREN

October 25, 2023

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today introduced new legislation to provide a comprehensive framework to reform the federal government’s care

Merkley, Huffman Introduce Bold Legislation to Take on the Growing Plastic Pollution Crisis

October 25, 2023

Senators, Representatives Introduce Updated Legislation to Protect Americans’ Health, Strengthen Environmental Justice Protections, and Shift Cleanup Burden to Corporations that Produce Fossil-based Plastics Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with California Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) to introduce the bicameral Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act—the

RUBIO, MERKLEY REINTRODUCE BILL TO STRENGTHEN U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS

October 24, 2023

This year, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has continued its efforts to undermine Taiwan’s vibrant democracy and engagement with the world. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced the Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act to update and bolster U.S. policy to support Taiwan amid China’s increased military and

Oregon Congressional Delegation Announces Two National Tech Hubs Coming to Oregon

October 23, 2023

Tech hub designations primed for technological innovation and job creation benefiting national security and sustainable housing Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, and Andrea Salinas, today announced the designation of two tech hubs coming to

Rep. Porter, Sen. Merkley Reintroduce Bill to Protect Americans from Medical Debt

October 20, 2023

Legislation would shield patients’ credit scores from medical debt WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced bicameral legislation to protect patients from the long-term financial harms of high health care costs. Despite medical debt being an unreliable indicator of creditworthiness, it appears on the credit reports of

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