Interior Cuts in Trump Administration’s “Skinny” Budget to Leave Lasting Scars on Public Lands, Tribal Nations, and Human Health
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Subcommittee on the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the below statement following the release of President Trump’s ‘skinny’ budget for Fiscal Year 2026. “This budget is exactly what we expected from this administration: abandoning critical programs, slashing essential government services,
Merkley Announces Central Oregon Town Halls
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold three town halls for Oregonians in Jefferson, Crook, and Deschutes counties on Saturday, May 10. Merkley will be joined by U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum for the Deschutes County town hall in Sisters. The three rescheduled events in Central
Sens. Wicker, Merkley Introduce Bipartisan Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Co-Chairs of the Senate Nursing Caucus, introduced the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act. This legislation would ensure that nurses in the federal Nurse Corps do not need to pay income tax on their student loan repayments and scholarships. “Nurses are essential to
WYDEN, MERKLEY: $3.7 MILLION IN FEDERAL RESOURCES FOR DROUGHT TO FOCUS ON KLAMATH BASIN
Interior Department resources are the latest investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s overall $162 million for the basin Thursday, April 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that the Klamath Basin will be the focus of an additional $3.7 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for
MERKLEY, DAINES JOINT STATEMENT ON ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TO SAFE BANKING ACT
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Montana’s U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement after the introduction of the bipartisan, bicameral Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023: “The introduction of the SAFE Banking Act puts us on a path to move through the
WYDEN, MERKLEY: NEARLY $500,000 TO BURNS PAIUTE TRIBE FOR COMMUNICATIONS TOWER
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that the Burns Paiute Tribe will receive nearly $500,000 from the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program to build a resilient communications tower that will help with rural broadband connection. “The future for rural Oregon depends
OREGON DELEGATION URGES COMMERCE TO DECLARE FISHERY RESOURCE DISASTER IN OREGON
The National Marine Fisheries Service is already expected to close all Oregon commercial ocean fisheries for Chinook salmon through August Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Val Hoyle, and Andrea Salinas said today they
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE OVER $900,000 COMING TO OREGON TO SUPPORT STUDENTS FROM MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARM WORKER BACKGROUNDS
Monday, April 24, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of Education is awarding Oregon State University (OSU) and Treasure Valley Community College (TVCC) a combined total of $949,999 from the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) to support students
WYDEN, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES SUPPORT FTC PROPOSED RULE TO LIMIT NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS
Friday, April 21, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley and Senate colleagues today urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to move forward with a proposed rule banning noncompete agreements to give people in Oregon and nationwide the opportunity to change jobs and create new businesses. “We urge
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