Washington, D.C. – Tonight, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following response to President Joe Biden’s annual State of the Union Address to Congress and Americans:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Angus King (I-ME), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Alex Padilla (D-CA), introduced the bicameral Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN)
Salem, OR – Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), along with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $1,421,219 to Chemeketa Community College as part of the first-ever Perkins Innovation and Modernization Career Connected High Schools (CCHS) grant program. This
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06), announced that federal funding is being awarded to seven Oregon school districts to help transition school bus fleets away from outdated diesel engines and toward
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 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
Washington, DC – El Senador de los EE. UU. de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, presentó una legislación con el Representante de los EE. UU. Jamaal Bowman Ed.D. (D-NY-16) para evitar que las universidades de todo el país den un trato preferencial a los hijos de ex alumnos y donantes y ayudar a garantizar la equidad en el proceso de admisión. Llega la Ley bicameral de Admisión Justa a la Universidad para Estudiantes
Washington, DC: los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, anunciaron que la Universidad Estatal de Oregón (OSU) recibirá $1,727,359 de la Beca CyberCorps para Servicio (SFS) de la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias (NSF) para preparar profesionales de seguridad cibernética altamente calificados para servir en gobiernos federales, estatales, locales y tribales. “Debemos estar preparados para
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley anunciaron esta semana que Mercy Foundation en Roseburg recibirá $375,768 de la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones (FCC) para expandir los servicios de telesalud para las escuelas rurales. “La pandemia nos ha obligado a encontrar diferentes formas de brindar servicios de atención médica de manera segura y eficiente,
Washington, DC – Hoy, el Senador de EE. UU. de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, junto con la Senadora Patty Murray (D-WA), el Senador Roger Wicker (R-MS) y John Boozman (R-AR), presentaron la Ley de Paridad Fiscal del Cuerpo de Enfermeras, legislación para garantizar que las enfermeras del Cuerpo de Enfermeras federal no tengan que pagar impuestos sobre la renta de sus estudiantes
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