Press Releases

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

Merkley Awarded Banking Subcommittee Chairmanship

Washington, DC – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced he has been awarded the chairmanship of a subcommittee of the Senate Banking Committee, the Subcommittee on Economic Policy.  This subcommittee has jurisdiction over issues related to economic growth, employment and price stability, as well as monetary policy and small business

Merkley Statement on U.S. Postal Service Delivery Cuts

WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. Postal Service announced plans to cut letter delivery to five days per week: “The U.S. Postal Service is an essential part of the fabric of life in Oregon, especially for seniors, small businesses, and small towns.

Merkley to Senate GOP: Let CFPB Do its Job

Washington, DC- On Friday, 43 Senate Republicans pledged to block Richard Cordray, President Obama’s nominee for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, until changes are made to weaken the bureau’s power to protect consumers.  Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley said that was unacceptable. “The GOP effort to undermine the work of

Merkley Statement Supporting Lew Nomination

Washington, DC– Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, issued the following statement after meeting with President Obama’s nominee for Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew yesterday.  “I had a good conversation with Jack Lew, talking about various strategies to create economic opportunities for middle-class Americans

Merkley: Shrinking Economy is an Urgent Wake-Up Call to Put Jobs First

WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after news that the economy had shrunk in the last quarter of 2012:  “This is a wake-up call for Washington. While DC has been manufacturing political crises, real people and businesses are suffering. Our priority should be making the economy

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