Press Releases

Oregon Delegation Pushes to Preserve Support for Public Libraries and Museums

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led his Oregon delegation colleagues—Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)—in sounding the alarm over potential federal funding cuts at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which comes as the agency’s entire staff was recently placed on administrative leave.

Merkley Statement on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt Supreme Court Ruling

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on today’s ruling by the U. S. Supreme Court in Whole Woman’s Health vs. Hellerstedt which challenged a Texas law severely limiting women’s access to reproductive health services: “For more than four decades, politicians have consistently tried to put themselves

Merkley Statement on Supreme Court Immigration Case

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 on a case contesting the Obama Administration’s executive action on immigration, known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA). “Today’s deadlocked decision by the Supreme Court is a disappointing blow to

Merkley Announces $52 Million in Energy Loans for Rural Communities

WASHINGTON, DC– Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make $52 million in loans available to rural electric co-ops through the Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP). RESP is a program designed by Senator Merkley to allow rural electric co-ops to offer their customers

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