Oregon Delegation Denounces Trump Administration’s Attacks on Humanities Funding
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation—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 slamming federal funding cuts at the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) following a majority of the agency’s entire staff being placed on paid administrative leave and cuts to more
Oregon Delegation Urges Reversal of Cuts, Planned Layoffs at Social Security That Hurt State’s Seniors
Letter from Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas, Bynum, Dexter cites disastrous decisions in Social Security field offices in Warrenton, La Grande and The Dalles Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation – Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) – in urging
Oregon Delegation Demands Immediate Restoration of Critical FEMA Program
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon delegation—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 calling for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to immediately restore Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grants. These federal grants are critical to ensuring that Oregon’s communities—especially in
Senators Urge Super Committee to Get Jobs Score on Proposed Package
Washington, DC – A group of senators today urged the Co-Chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to take steps to ensure that Congress and the public get an independent estimate of their proposal’s impact on jobs – and do no harm to employment in America. Eleven senators
MERKLEY-ENZI AMENDMENT WOULD CALL OUT FOREIGN SUBSIDIES
Washington, DC – As Congress considers legislation to reauthorize the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi are offering a proposal to require disclosure of foreign subsidies that hurt U.S. manufacturing and other jobs. “Trade must be fair as well as free, and foreign
Merkley Comments on Klamath Basin Draft Environmental Impact Study
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior released a draft environmental impact study report on dam removal as part of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (KBRA). The report found that the removal will create significant numbers of jobs and cost less than previously anticipated. The report also
Merkley Statement on SEC Vote on Conflict-of-Interest Regulations
WASHINGTON – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley made the following statement today after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to approve conflict-of-interest regulations, implementing part of the Merkley-Levin provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill: “I am heartened by today’s unanimous vote at the SEC to approve conflict-of-interest regulations. This
Merkley Statement on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
WASHINGTON – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001: “Ten years ago, our nation watched in shock and horror as an unprecedented attack on American innocents was carried out in cold blood. We knew that day the world would
Merkley Statement on President’s Jobs Speech
WASHINGTON – Tonight, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the President’s speech: “Everyone in Washington should be focused on creating jobs, and I applaud President Obama for laying out a bold plan to tackle unemployment. We need aggressive action to put people back to work. “There is
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