Wyden, Merkley: La Pine Community Health Center Earns $5.5 Million Federal Investment
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the La Pine Community Health Center has secured $5.5 million in federal resources that will help the non-profit clinic provide services to thousands of rural Central Oregon residents. “High-quality health care goes hand in hand with high
Merkley Statement on the Senate’s Failure to Protect Americans’ Health Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today after Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would have protected hundreds of millions of Americans’ health care, and prevented the Department of Justice from pushing courts to strike down the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as
Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Develop Vaccine Strategy That Addresses Coronavirus’ Disproportionate Impacts on Communities of Color
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led 19 of his colleagues today in demanding that the Trump administration develop a national vaccine distribution strategy that both recognizes and addresses the alarming racial disparities in rates of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. The senators’ letter follows the release of
Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Unemployed Workers’ Health Insurance During Coronavirus Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with 14 Senate Democrats, has introduced the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act, a bill that would protect millions of unemployed or furloughed workers from losing their health insurance by enabling them to access subsidized COBRA coverage and keep their insurance. The
Merkley Slams Illegitimate Trump Supreme Court Appointment, Calls Out Threat to Millions of Americans’ Health Care and Reproductive Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Donald Trump appointed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court approximately five weeks before the presidential election—defying the will of the American people, historical precedent, and Republicans’ own election-year
Merkley, Wyden Push Federal Agencies to Respond to COVID Needs, Make Masks and Gloves Reimbursable Under FSA Guidelines
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are pushing the Internal Revenue Service and the Office of Personnel Management to voice workers’ concerns over the continued inflexibility of Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for workers, including those in the federal government. Currently, workers who are following