Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after the Senate voted last night to pass the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act without a vote on his amendment to address the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) use of facial recognition technology: “Facial surveillance creates the
Senators Urge USPS to Request a Comprehensive Assessment of Proposed Changes from its Regulator and Address the Results Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined a bipartisan letter led by Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Susan Collins (R-ME), Jacky Rosen
Lawmakers from Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, California, Arizona, Nevada, & Montana Urge USDA to “Bring All Resources to Bear” to Address Long-Term Drought Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Yadira Caraveo (D-Colo.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) alongside 26
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in Congress in a letter led by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, opposing the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) recent nationwide consolidation and review
Will create good-paying jobs through federal building construction and renovation Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Idaho’s U.S. Senator James Risch today announced the introduction of the bipartisan Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act to promote the utilization of mass timber in federal building projects and military construction.
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China—and Indiana’s U.S. Senator Todd Young announced their Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act today passed the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The bicameral, bipartisan bill strengthens the United States’ policy to promote dialogue between
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) announced the introduction of the Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act. This bicameral, bipartisan bill would provide nurses with stronger federal workplace safeguards. To address staffing-related challenges, nurses are often forced to
Los senadores presentan una legislación bipartidista para prohibir la recopilación de datos biométricos en los aeropuertos de EE. UU. Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, unió fuerzas con los senadores John Kennedy (R-LA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Roger Marshall (R-KS ), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) y Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) para presentar la Ley bipartidista de Protección de la Privacidad del Viajero.
Los senadores advierten que las cláusulas políticas antiambientales insertadas por los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes podrían obstaculizar la capacidad del Senado para aprobar proyectos de ley de gasto bipartidistas Washington, DC – Senadores Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Jeff Merkley (D-OR ) y 38 senadores adicionales instaron hoy a la presidenta del Comité de Asignaciones del Senado, Patty Murray (D-WA) y a la vicepresidenta Susan
La determinación ayudará a los pescadores comerciales oceánicos de Oregón a recuperarse de importantes pérdidas económicas en 2018, 2019 y 2020 debido a la disminución de las poblaciones de salmón. Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, con el senador estadounidense Ron Wyden y los representantes estadounidenses Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), y
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