Merkley, Collins Cheer Committee Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Wipe Out Non-Flushables from Wastewater Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maine’s U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that their bipartisan, bicameral Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act cleared a key hurdle by passing out of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The WIPPES Act would address
Merkley Statement on the Republican Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement after the latest troubling economic news on the Republican economy. “We are in the grip of the Trump Slump. Americans’ optimism on the economy has reached a near-record low, Moody’s has
Sullivan, Merkley, Curtis Condemn CCP’s Transnational Repression, Press for Sanctions on Hong Kong Judiciary Officials
WASHINGTON—This week, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), incoming chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chair of the CECC, and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced the Hong Kong Judicial Sanctions Act, which would hold officials of Hong Kong’s judiciary accountable for human rights violations and support Hong Kongers
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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