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, Reed, King Reintroduce Legislation Banning LNG Exports to China

Legislation would also ban exports to U.S. Adversaries Russia, Iran, and North Korea Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today reintroduced the Protecting American Households from Rising Energy Costs Act, legislation that would lower prices for American households by banning the export of crude oil or liquefied fossil

Merkley Statement on Court Decision Striking Down Rule to Limit Oil Speculation

Washington, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement today after a federal judge struck down a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rule that would have limited speculation in the oil market.  “I’m outraged by today’s decision. During Wall Street reform, Congress passed a law to put aggressive

Merkley Statement on Continuing Resolution

Washington, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after passage of a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded for the next 6 months.  The continuing resolution includes $400 million to cover the gap in the United States Forest Service’s firefighting funds. Cloture was also invoked

Merkley: No Excuse for GOP Obstruction of Vets Jobs Bill

Washington, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after 42 Senate Republicans blocked a vote on the Veterans Job Corps Act. “The men and women who have stood up for us, serving us valiantly overseas, shouldn’t come home to unemployment lines.  That seems like a proposition 100

Wyden, Merkley announce Malheur Lumber to postpone closure

Washington, D.C. – U. S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced on Tuesday that Malheur Lumber has agreed to remain open past its planned November closure, thanks to a commitment by the US Forest Service (USFS) to make more timber volume available on the Malheur national forest. 

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