Merkley to Burgum: Our Public Lands Are Not for Sale
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, released the following statement after a hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of the Interior with Secretary Doug Burgum: “Secretary Burgum testified
Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle Urge Samaritan Health to Keep Full Labor and Delivery Services for Oregonians
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04), are calling on Samaritan Health Services to maintain rural and coastal Oregonians’ full access to labor and delivery services. Amidst internal discussions by the Samaritan Health Service’s board, the lawmakers sent a letter to new
Heinrich, Murray, Klobuchar, Merkley Slam USDA for Evasive Response on Wildfire Mitigation Projects, Workforce Cuts, and Funding Freezes
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, along with U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley
MERKLEY, WELCH, DINGELL CRACK DOWN ON PHARMACEUTICAL GREED, INTRODUCE BILL TO END PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PRICE GOUGING
Bicameral legislation would help ensure Americans can get the medicines they need—provides roadmap to make sure Americans aren’t charged more than patients in other developed countries for the same drugs Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Vermont’s U.S. Senator Peter Welch teamed up
WYDEN, MERKLEY ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $50 MILLION TO GRANT COUNTY AND BEYOND FOR RURAL BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that two organizations have earned $50 million in federal loans and grants for high-speed rural internet projects in Grant County and beyond. “Oregonians need broadband access so all communities can have modern access to jobs,
MERKLEY, WYDEN, BONAMICI AND BLUMENAUER ANNOUNCE $2.5 MILLION TO EXPAND OREGON SOLAR ENERGY WORKFORCE
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding two Oregon workforce development and training centers a combined total of $2.5 million. The funding will be
WYDEN, MERKLEY: MCMINNVILLE, GOLD BEACH AIRPORTS SECURE NEARLY $850,000 COLLECTIVELY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Investments from Federal Aviation Administration to be used in Gold Beach for weather reporting equipment, in McMinnville for airport master plan Friday, June 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the McMinnville Municipal Airport has secured a $450,000 federal grant and the Gold Beach
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE $3.5 MILLION FOR BROOKINGS HARBOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Friday, June 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding the Port of Brookings Harbor $3.5 million for a community-initiated project for a wastewater treatment plant to support a sustainable future for the Port’s
WYDEN, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO CUT TAXES FOR WORKING FAMILIES
Friday, June 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they and Senate colleagues have introduced legislation that would cut taxes for working families in Oregon and nationwide by expanding the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. “When Democrats expanded the Child
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