Jeff está comprometido a proteger a Estados Unidos de aquellos que nos harían daño y a asegurarse de que lo hagamos de manera coherente con los valores estadounidenses y nuestros derechos constitucionales. De hecho, Jeff cree firmemente que la medida de nuestra fuerza no es solo el poder de nuestro ejército, sino que Estados Unidos es más seguro y más fuerte cuando honramos nuestros valores estadounidenses fundamentales como el respeto por el estado de derecho e invertimos en el trabajo duro. de trabajar con nuestros aliados. En un mundo peligroso, con amenazas globales que van desde el terrorismo hasta el calentamiento global y la proliferación de armas nucleares, Jeff comprende que debemos poder trabajar con otras naciones para enfrentar estos desafíos juntos.
Habiendo trabajado como analista de seguridad nacional en el Pentágono y en la Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso, Jeff tiene una comprensión única de la política de seguridad nacional. En ambos cargos estuvo inmerso en el diálogo nacional sobre el manejo responsable de las armas nucleares. Jeff también se mantuvo activamente involucrado en cuestiones de política exterior como presidente del Consejo de Asuntos Mundiales de Oregón.
CURTIS, MERKLEY INTRODUCE BILL TO ADDRESS MONEY LAUNDERING, SANCTIONS VIOLATIONS IN HONG KONG
Legislation mandates executive review of Hong Kong’s role in supporting illicit financing and sanctions evasion by U.S. adversaries like Iran and Russia Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today introduced the Stop Corrupt Communist Party (CCP) Money Laundering Act, bipartisan legislation to scrutinize Hong
Merkley, Wyden Reintroduce Legislation to Guarantee Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Proceedings
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues in reintroducing the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025, legislation to provide unaccompanied children with legal representation in court when they appear in proceedings before an immigration judge. This comes as the Trump Administration
Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Bill to Repeal Trump’s Anti-Voter Executive Order and Block DOGE Access to Voter Data
Oregon senators’ legislation also would overturn Trump suppressing and disenfranchising millions of eligible American voters Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced they are co-sponsoring legislation that would repeal Donald Trump’s illegal anti-voter executive order, while also blocking DOGE from unlawfully accessing sensitive voter registration data
Merkley, Reed, King Reintroduce Legislation Banning LNG Exports to China
Legislation would also ban exports to U.S. Adversaries Russia, Iran, and North Korea Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today reintroduced the Protecting American Households from Rising Energy Costs Act, legislation that would lower prices for American households by banning the export of crude oil or liquefied fossil
Merkley, Paul: U.S. Strikes on Yemen Undermine American Law
Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to escalating U.S. military strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Kentucky’s U.S. Senator Rand Paul joined forces to urge the Trump Administration to adhere to the Constitution and consult with Congress in order to avoid stumbling into another costly and unnecessary
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Rescind Illegal Anti-Voter Executive Order
Senators say “requirements in this illegal order would likely disenfranchise millions of American voters…places a variety of other process burdens on voters, especially married women, rural residents, and low-income voters, and communities of color.” Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said today they have joined Senate