Senators Merkley, Heinrich, King Join Illegally Fired Federal Workers to Stress Dangers of Public Lands Staffing Shortages
***VIDEO FROM ROUNDTABLE HERE*** Washington, D.C. – Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Senate Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee Ranking Member Senator Angus King (I-ME) held a virtual roundtable with public lands employees
Wyden, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Help Recreation and Wildfire Prevention Work in SW Oregon and Near Molalla River
Washington D.C.— – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today reintroduced their legislation that would boost recreation opportunities in Southwestern Oregon and on the Molalla River in Clackamas County, while ensuring wildfire prevention work in both regions. The senators’ Oregon Recreation Enhancement (ORE) Act would create the Rogue Canyon
Merkley, Kennedy Introduce Bipartisan Bill to End Legacy Admissions at American Colleges and Universities
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Louisiana’s U.S. Senator John Kennedy introduced bipartisan legislation to end the practice of colleges and universities nationwide giving preferential treatment to children of alumni and donors, helping ensure fairness in the admissions process. The bipartisan Fair College Admissions for Students
Merkley Praises Passage of Flood Insurance Bill
Washington, DC – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley praised the passage of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which would block currently planned increases in flood insurance premiums for primary residences and businesses. Merkley, an original cosponsor of the bill, was instrumental in the bill’s development and passage, raising awareness
Merkley: Shell Made Right Decision, Arctic Drilling Too Risky and Dangerous
Washington, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after Royal Dutch Shell announced they will not drill in the Arctic Ocean in 2014. “An oil spill in the Arctic would be disastrous, and I am glad Shell is cancelling plans to drill in this sensitive area this
Merkley Reaction to State of the Union: Success of Middle Class Is Defining Issue of Our Time
WASHINGTON – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Obama delivered the State of the Union Address: “The President is right to pinpoint the success of our middle class as the defining issue of our time. Our economy and our families will never reach their full potential
Merkley and Wyden Call for National Minimum Wage Increase and for Congress to Tackle Income Inequality
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden visited Green Zebra Grocery in North Portland today to talk about the growing income inequality in America and to call on Congress to pass the Fair Minimum Wage Act, which would raise the national minimum wage to $10.10 and then
Merkley Statement on the President’s NSA Speech
Corvallis, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the President released a new policy directive on U.S. surveillance. “It is unacceptable that our government has indiscriminately swept up millions of cell phone records of law-abiding citizens. This is an outrageous abuse of Americans’ privacy. I’m glad
Merkley Secures Support for Threatened Control Towers in Omnibus Bill
WASHINGTON – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the omnibus spending bill that passed the Senate today will fully fund Oregon’s smaller airport control towers, ensuring that the air traffic control towers and airports in these communities will continue to operate. Because
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