Merkley Statement on Defense Spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement regarding the combined Labor-Health and Human Services/Defense appropriations bill: “I voted for this bill today because it includes important priorities for Oregon and our nation, including training the National Guard to fight wildfires, supporting nursing workforce development, conducting critical
Merkley, Senate Democrats Stand with Saudi Women, Push for Human Rights Progress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today announced the introduction of a resolution standing with Saudi women and pushing for human rights progress in Saudi Arabia. Merkley was joined on the resolution by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Kirsten
Merkley Introduces Amendment to Prevent Internment Camps in United States
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that he has introduced an amendment to the 2019 Labor-Health and Human Services spending bill that would prevent the construction or operation of family internment camps in the United States. In his June 20 Executive Order, President Trump called on Congress
Senators Call on Pompeo to Address Ethnic Cleansing in Burma
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Todd Young (R-IN), along with 13 of their colleagues, today pressed the U.S. Secretary of State to take a number of actions in response to the ethnic cleansing being committed against the Rohingya people in
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Ensure LGBTQ Americans are Counted in Census
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Census Bureau to ensure the approximately 10 million Americans who identify as LGBTQ are properly counted in Census data collection. “Despite the progress our country has made, LGBTQ Americans are
Merkley on Kavanaugh Documents: What Are They Trying to Hide?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), upending decades of bipartisan tradition, requested only a narrow portion of documents related to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s work at the George W. Bush White House: “The Senate’s job is to
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