Merkley, Colleagues Demand Protections For Americans Against Utility Shut-offs Amid Pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI-14), Ro Khanna (D-CA-17), and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9), today led a group of 15 Senators and 98 House members in pushing congressional leadership to institute a nationwide moratorium on utility shut-offs amid the mounting
Wyden, Merkley Urge Support in Future COVID-19 Legislation for Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined a bipartisan group of 38 colleagues requesting that any future legislation to address COVID-19 includes support for victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The Oregon senators’ request comes amid reports from service providers that abusers
Bonamici, Merkley, Wyden Call on Leadership to Provide $50 Billion for Child Care in Next Coronavirus Relief Package
BEAVERTON, Ore. [04/13/20] – Representative Suzanne Bonamici, Senator Jeff Merkley, and Senator Ron Wyden called on House Leadership to provide $50 billion to support the already-struggling child care sector in the next coronavirus pandemic response package. “Even before the current COVID-19 pandemic, too many families were struggling to find affordable, high-quality
Oregon Delegation Demands Trump Administration Provide Data Necessary to Address Health Disparities Amid Coronavirus Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3), Kurt Schrader (D-OR-5), and Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4), are pushing the Trump administration to monitor and address dangerous health inequities that are disproportionately causing coronavirus-related deaths in minority communities in Oregon
Merkley Statement on Trump WHO Proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s subcommittee overseeing multilateral institutions, released the following statement regarding the World Health Organization (WHO) and President Trump’s impending proposal to cut U.S. funding for the WHO. In January, Merkley led a bipartisan push
Merkley, Colleagues Urge Amazon and Walmart to Waive Delivery Fees and Minimum Order Requirements for SNAP Recipients
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), today pushed Amazon and Walmart to waive delivery fees and minimum order requirements for orders placed by customers using Supplemental Food Assistance Program
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