Senator Merkley Slams USPS Delays and Downgrades on Senate Floor
Senator Merkley spoke on the U.S. Senate Floor on Monday, July 29, 2024, about recent USPS downgrades that delay and degrade service for folks in Oregon and across the country.
Senator Merkley speaks out on the need to ban Congressional stock trading
Senator Merkley gave remarks at a press conference on the need to pass the ETHICS Act to ban lawmakers from buying and trading stocks. Politicians should work for the public, not for their stock portfolios. Watch the full press conference: https://youtube.com/live/xb6-Fs8xVb4 Read more about the ETHICS Act: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/peters-merkley-hawley-and-ossoff-announce-historic-bipartisan-agreement-to-advance-legislation-to-ban-member-stock-trading/
Reform our Immigration System, Pass the Children’s Safe Welcome Act
Senator Merkley, Representative Kamlager-Dove, Mina Dixon Davis of the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, and Neha Desai of the National Center for Youth Law discuss the Children’s Safe Welcome Act and the need to reform our immigration system. The bicameral Children’s Safe Welcome Act embeds best practices for child
Merkley Slams Trump Administration
This is a scandal. At the start of hurricane season—when American citizens in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are still suffering from FEMA’s inadequate recovery efforts—the administration transferred millions of dollars away from FEMA. And for what? To implement their profoundly misguided ‘zero tolerance’ policy. It wasn’t enough
Merkley Presses Zinke for Speedy Aid to Klamath Basin
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley presses Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to ensure that recently allocated assistance can get to the Klamath Basin as quickly as possible to help with the upcoming summer drought.
Senator Merkley Presses for Commitment to Klamath Aid
As the Klamath Basin faces a potentially dire drought this summer, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley presses Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman for a commitment to get aid on the ground as quickly as possible.
Merkley Presses Agriculture Secretary Perdue for Assistance for Klamath Basin
As the Klamath Basin faces another potentially devastating drought, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley presses Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for assistance.
Senator Merkley Presses Army Corps to Support Tribal Housing Along the Columbia River
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley presses top Army Corps official R.D. James for continued support to replace tribal villages along the Columbia River that were destroyed decades ago by dam construction.
Senator Jeff Merkley Invites You to a Town Hall
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley invites Oregonians to share their ideas by participating in a town hall near them.
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