Merkley Announces Additional April Town Halls
Event in Union County marks his 600th town hall since elected to the U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold 11 more town halls for Oregonians in mid-April, with in-person community conversations across the state from Sunday, April 12 through Tuesday, April 15. These events come in addition to
Wyden, Merkley Demand RFK Jr. Reverse Mass Firings at Head Start, Office of Child Care
Senators to Secretary Kennedy: “The termination of staff is alarming and will compound the challenges already facing these programs and services…with no clear planning nor considerations for how early childhood services will be impacted” Washington D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said today they are joining
Wyden, Merkley Press VA to Answer Questions About Abrupt Closure of Eastern Oregon Clinic
Senators: Shadowy shutdown of Wallowa County VA Clinic in Enterprise is “unacceptable” for quality and accessible veterans care Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded the Department of Veterans Affairs answer questions by April 15 about the sudden closure of the Wallowa County VA Clinic in Enterprise, and
SENATORS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO CODIFY MEMBERSHIP ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today introduced legislation that will clarify the permanent membership of the National Security Council (NSC) to better ensure that decisions affecting the national security of the nation
Merkley Statement on Pruitt Nomination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after he joined Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee to boycott a vote on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominee Scott Pruitt until Pruitt fully answers the committee’s questions: “EPA nominee Scott Pruitt failed to answer important questions
Merkley Statement on Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump announced his nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States. Last year, following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Senate Republicans engaged in an unprecedented blockade of President Obama’s nominee to fill the
MERKLEY, WYDEN, BLUMENAUER, BONAMICI, SCHRADER, DEFAZIO DEMAND TRUMP REVERSE MUSLIM BAN
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Ron Wyden, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici on Monday joined Senate and House Democratic colleagues in a vigil outside the Supreme Court, calling on the president to reverse his executive orders that amount to a ban on Muslim refugees and
Merkley Statement on Scott Pruitt Nomination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement announcing his opposition to the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): “It is clear from his testimony and his record that
VIDEO: Thousands in Oregon Attend Merkley Town Halls to Voice Opposition to Trump’s Policies
Portland, OR – Massive crowds gathered today in Tigard and Portland, Oregon at town hall meetings hosted by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley to voice their opposition to President Trump’s policies, including his proposal to dismantle health care and his Executive Order stopping refugee admissions into the United States and shutting
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