Merkley Presses Trump Nominee on China’s Human Rights Abuses, Freedom of the Press
Senator Jeff Merkley questioned David Perdue, Trump’s nominee to be Ambassador to China, about China’s human rights abuses and the dismantling of Voice of America, among other topics. Merkley pressed Perdue on how he plans to stand up for American values abroad. Watch the full hearing: https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominations-04-03-2025
Merkley SLAMS Disastrous GOP Budget Plan
Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to expose why the Republic budget is a disaster for America’s families. The GOP’s plan is simple: Families lose, billionaires win.
Merkley, Groups Detail Trump’s Exploitation of Vulnerable Unaccompanied Children
Senator Merkley joined leaders from Acacia Center for Justice, Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, HEAL Refugee Health and Asylum Collaborative, the National Immigrant Justice Center, and Michigan Immigrant Rights Center to detail the harm the Trump Administration is doing to vulnerable unaccompanied children with its cruel immigration policies.
Fight Back Against Donald Trump and Keep Families Together
I had the cops called on me when I tried to visit the facility in Texas housing hundreds of children ripped away from their parents at the U.S. border. I’m returning tomorrow and bringing friends to investigate Donald Trump’s cruel new policy of separating children from their families, but I
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.
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