Merkley, Whitehouse, Welch, Huffman: at INC-5, U.S. Must Champion Agreement to Address Full Life Cycle of Plastics
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—joined by U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Peter Welch (D-VT), and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02)—today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory calling for the United States to use its influence
Merkley: Global Plastics Crisis Requires Global Action
Senator traveling to Busan, South Korea, to help shape global plastic pollution agreement Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a leading voice in Congress on the urgent need to address the plastic pollution crisis—today issued the following statement before traveling to the fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) in Busan,
Merkley Statement on Vote to Block Offensive Arms Sales to the Netanyahu Government
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after the Senate held votes on Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) to halt U.S. sales of certain offensive weapons used in Gaza by the Netanyahu government: “While Israel
MERKLEY: SUPREME COURT TRAMPLED NONDISCRIMINATION LAWS TO PUSH ANTI-LGBTQ+ AGENDA
Senator calls for passage of Equality Act to add sexual orientation and gender identity to protected classes in public accommodations Friday, June 30, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement following the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in the 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis case: “Discrimination
MERKLEY: SUPREME COURT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DECISION IS STEP BACKWARDS
Thursday, June 29, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down the use of race in college admissions: “Education is the great equalizer. Yet, as the first in my family to go to college, I know the struggles
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE OVER $800,000 FOR ACCESS TO SAFE AND CLEAN DRINKING WATER IN SMALL, UNDERSERVED, AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
Thursday, June 29, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $826,000 to the state of Oregon to support projects and activities that will help underserved, small and disadvantaged communities to access and invest in
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE $17 MILLION FOR CLIMATE-FRIENDLY TRANSIT IN OREGON
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Federal Transportation Administration is awarding transit districts in Oregon $17,129,662 for the purchase or lease of low- or no-emission vehicles, and related equipment or facilities. “As climate chaos intensifies, we must
DOGGETT, MERKLEY, AND OTHERS URGE EPA FOR MORE AGGRESSIVE ACTION AGAINST PLASTIC POLLUTION
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and 64 Members urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan to do more to reduce plastic waste and pollution and prevent microplastics from entering our waterways. “As our waterways overflow with
WYDEN, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE AS LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined with colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. “As we celebrate Pride this month, we must continue the fight for equal rights and justice for LGBTQ people
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