Etiqueta: Bipartisan Actions

Wyden, Merkley, Crapo, and Risch Push to Reauthorize Program Supporting Rural Counties in Oregon, Idaho and Nationwide

February 4, 2025

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) said today that they along with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and 17 other Senate colleagues have reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) administered for counties hosting

Merkley Applauds Investigation into TSA’s Unchecked Use of Facial Recognition Technology at Airports Nationwide

January 31, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today released the following statement in response to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari launching an investigation into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) use of facial biometric data: “We only get one face, and everyone who values privacy, freedom,

Merkley y Sullivan colaboran en un proyecto de ley bipartidista que denuncia las violaciones de los derechos humanos de China contra los mongoles del sur

29 de enero de 2025

Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón Jeff Merkley y el senador estadounidense de Alaska Dan Sullivan lideraron hoy una legislación bipartidista que eleva y afirma los derechos humanos de los mongoles del sur en la República Popular China (RPC). La Ley de Política de Derechos Humanos de los Mongoles del Sur haría que fuera política de los EE. UU. defender la preservación de la cultura y

Merkley’s Bipartisan Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act Now Law

January 7, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley celebrated that his bipartisan bill to provide greater oversight and data transparency for institutional youth treatment programs was signed into law at the end of December. Merkley co-led the bipartisan Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act with Texas’ U.S. Senator John Cornyn and

24 Accomplishments in 2024

December 28, 2024

As 2024 wraps up, I’m reflecting on the progress we’ve made for folks across our country—and the work still to do to take on the powerful and deliver for the people. Thank you for being partners in making Oregon—and our world—a better place. We will keep working together to build

Wyden, Merkley Celebrate Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Support Farmers and Ranchers Facing Severe Drought in Klamath Basin

December 20, 2024

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., celebrated the Senate unanimously passing a bipartisan bill to support farmers and ranchers in the Klamath Basin with improved tools to respond to severe drought, while restoring fish and wildlife habitat in the region. The Klamath Basin Water Agreement Support

Warren, Hawley, Merkley Push Automakers on Their Opposition to Car Owners’ Right to Repair Their Own Vehicles

December 20, 2024

Bipartisan Letter Criticizes Auto Industry Fearmongering “The industry has raised concerns about data sharing with independent repair shops to justify opposing right-to-repair, while earning profits from sharing large amounts of personal data with insurance companies.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and

Merkley, Wyden: Critical Water Infrastructure Bill Headed to the President’s Desk

December 19, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that critical projects and policy initiatives for Oregon included in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 have passed Congress and now head to the president’s desk to be signed into law. Their authorization sets the

KHANNA, MERKLEY, CORNYN, TUBERVILLE, AND CARTER JOINED BY PARIS HILTON IN CELEBRATING THE STOP INSTITUTIONAL CHILD ABUSE ACT PASSING THE HOUSE, HEADS TO PRESIDENT’S DESK

December 18, 2024

Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), were joined by Paris Hilton in celebrating the passage of the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act in the House. The legislation, which passed the Senate last

Merkley, Cornyn, Tuberville Bipartisan Bill to Protect Kids from Institutional Abuse Unanimously Passes Senate

December 11, 2024

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has passed bipartisan legislation by Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Texas’ U.S. Senator John Cornyn, and Alabama’s U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville to provide much-needed analysis and evaluation of the troubled teen industry. The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act now awaits action in the U.S.