Merkley, Wyden Announce Funding for Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Conservation in Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today a total of $758,810 in funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)’s Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund (Pollinator Fund) for two projects that will increase and improve western monarch butterfly and pollinator habitats in Oregon. “We’ve
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1.2 Million for Ecosystem Restoration in Oregon
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along the Tillamook River Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting
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, COLLEAGUES PRESS FDA FOR TIMELY IMPLEMENTATION OF BAN ON MENTHOL CIGARETTES, FLAVORED CIGARS
On the one-year anniversary of FDA announcement of proposed rules to end the sale of menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and a ban on all flavors in cigars, lawmakers remain concerned about the timing, implementation, and enforcement of these rules. Friday, April 28, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s
MERKLEY, CORNYN, TUBERVILLE, KHANNA, AND CARTER INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO END CHILDREN’S ABUSE IN RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS
Paris Hilton, Abuse Survivors Join Lawmakers at Capitol Press Conference Thursday, April 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Texas’ U.S. Senator John Cornyn, Alabama’s U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville and Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) and Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-GA-01) to introduce the bipartisan Stop Institutional
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE OVER $2 MILLION COMING TO OREGON FOR FISH PASSAGE PROJECTS
Thursday, April 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is awarding Oregon a total of $2,039,061 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support fish passage projects in Benton, Crook, Douglas, and Lane Counties. This funding will
WYDEN, MERKLEY: $3.7 MILLION IN FEDERAL RESOURCES FOR DROUGHT TO FOCUS ON KLAMATH BASIN
Interior Department resources are the latest investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s overall $162 million for the basin Thursday, April 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that the Klamath Basin will be the focus of an additional $3.7 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for
MERKLEY, COLLINS, PELTOLA, AND MCCLAIN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL LEGISLATION TO WIPE OUT NON-FLUSHABLES FROM OUR WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
Thursday, April 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Maine’s U.S. Senator Susan Collins and U.S. Representatives Mary Peltola (D-AK) and Lisa McClain (R-MI-09) to introduce the Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act. This bipartisan, bicameral bill aims to address heath, ecosystem,
MERKLEY, DAINES JOINT STATEMENT ON ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TO SAFE BANKING ACT
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Montana’s U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement after the introduction of the bipartisan, bicameral Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023: “The introduction of the SAFE Banking Act puts us on a path to move through the