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
Consolidated Appropriations Act Includes Nearly $6.4 Million for Coastal Oregon Projects
Washington D.C. – Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that nearly $6.4 million in projects to assist Oregon’s coastal communities and create jobs will be included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010. Projects in the bill include funding for a collaborative effort to protect and maintain
Senators: Reimbursement Fix Should Be Part of Medicare Buy-In
WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), Mark Udall (N.M.), Tom Udall (N.M.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Merkley: Health Care Reform Should Be About Expanding Access, Not Restricting Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the United States Senate voted to reject an amendment that would have denied women basic health care services and restricted a woman’s right to choose: “Today I cast my vote in opposition to an amendment that would have
Merkley Applauds President Obama’s Plan to Create Jobs by Making Homes Energy Efficient
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s remarks Tuesday at the Brookings Institute about creating American jobs: “Today, President Obama advocated for new job creation strategies to help families still suffering from unemployment and strengthen our economy. One of the
Merkley Statement on EPA’s Greenhouse Gases Declaration
Washington, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement that global warming pollution is a pollutant that endangers public health and welfare and will be subject to mandatory regulation under the Clean Air Act: “As world leaders begin to gather
Federal Economic Recovery Money will Help Boardman Create New Jobs and Opportunity
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley applauded today’s announcement that ZeaChem, Inc. in Boardman will receive a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. ZeaChem will use the funds to build a biorefinery which will use purpose-grown hybrid poplar trees to produce fuel-grade cellulosic ethanol using hybrid
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