Senator Merkley highlighted the pressing issue of contaminated private well water in rural Oregon communities during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing titled “Implementing IIJA (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act): Perspectives on the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, Part II” on September 7, 2023. Senator Merkley visited
El senador había creado el plan para utilizar créditos fiscales para incentivar empleos sindicales y bien remunerados en energías renovables y expansión de vehículos eléctricos. El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, emitió la siguiente declaración después de que la administración Biden publicara nuevas pautas para implementar las disposiciones de la Ley de Reducción de Inflación que impulsarán la creación. de alta calidad,
Senator Merkley’s remarks from a press conference announcing the introduction of the Fair College Admissions for Students Act, which would ban the practice of giving preference to children of donors and alumni in the college admissions process on July 26, 2023. Read more about the bill: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-bowman-no-more-legacy-admissions-at-colleges-and-universities/
On July, 27, 2023, Senator Merkley chaired a Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee hearing examining solutions for reducing single-use waste and expanding refill and reuse infrastructure. Link to Full Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg67n76sNsg&t=11s Witnesses Include: Dacie Meng, Policy and Institutions Senior Manager
Senator Merkley was at Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday, July 28, 2023 and recounts his experience with TSA’s use of facial recognition technology. Read more about Sen. Merkley’s previous encounter with TSA facial recognition technology: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/11/tsa-airport-security-facial-recognition/
On July, 27, 2023, Senator Merkley chairs a Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee hearing examining solutions for reducing single-use waste and expanding refill and reuse infrastructure. Witnesses Include: Dacie Meng, Policy and Institutions Senior Manager (North America), Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Senator Merkley was back at Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday to hold the TSA accountable for their practices on using facial recognition technology, which the agency claims is “voluntary.” Know that you can refuse to use facial recognition technology at the airport and you should be easily accommodated by
On July 26, 2023, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) teamed up to introduce the Fair College Admissions for Students Act, legislation to ban so-called legacy admissions—schools giving preference to the children of alumni and donors during the competitive college admissions process. Learn more about the
Senadores: “GTN Xpress es simplemente incompatible con las leyes de los estados de Oregón y Washington”. Washington, DC – Hoy, los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, enviaron una carta a la Comisión Federal de Regulación de Energía (FERC, por sus siglas en inglés) en seguimiento a solicitudes anteriores de denegación de permisos para gas de TC Energy.
Washington, DC – El jueves 27 de julio a las 9:45 am hora del este, el senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, presidirá una audiencia del subcomité para identificar vías para ampliar la infraestructura de recarga y reutilización en un esfuerzo por reducir los desechos de un solo uso. Esta audiencia es la siguiente de una serie de audiencias que Merkley está celebrando en el
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