Press Releases

Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers From Trump on BPA Cuts, Impact on Electric Grid Reliability

Oregon senators: “These cuts are not only reckless but also financially ludicrous.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are demanding Donald Trump answer questions about his administration’s deep job cuts at the Bonneville Power Administration and how those reckless and financially ludicrous decisions add up

Merkley Announces New February Town Halls

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici will co-host two community conversations Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold six more town halls in February, with in-person community conversations in Tillamook, Clatsop, and Columbia counties on Saturday, February 22, followed by conversations in Polk, Yamhill, and Clackamas counties on

Joyce, Merkley, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Increase Access to Nurses

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Representatives Dave Joyce (OH-14), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) reintroduced the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act. This bipartisan legislation would increase healthcare access, improve quality of care, and lower costs by removing the remaining barriers imposed by the

Merkley: New OIT Geothermal Plant One Step Closer

Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today touted the energy production and research potential of the proposed one-megawatt geothermal plant on the campus of the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT).  OIT is slated to receive $400,000 in federal funding requested by Merkley and Senator Ron Wyden in legislation that

Merkley: New Dental Clinic in Medford One Step Closer to Reality

Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today called for better access to dental care and highlighted a proposed dental clinic in Medford that is one step closer to being built.   Merkley and Senator Ron Wyden succeeded in including $200,000 for La Clinica del Valle Family Health Care Center in

Merkley to Hold Coos and Curry County Town Halls

Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will hold town halls in Coos and Curry Counties during the first week of September. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, DC and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America.

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