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U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, Jeff Merkley and Representative Gwen Moore Introduce Legislation to Diversify the Perinatal Workforce and Improve Access to Maternity Care

February 8, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with U.S. Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) today introduced legislation to improve access to maternity care and grow and diversify the perinatal health workforce. The

Wyden, Merkley Sponsor Bill to Protect Workers’ Right to Organize and Make our Economy Work for Everyone

February 5, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined colleagues to introduce the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, comprehensive legislation to protect workers’ rights to stand together and bargain for fairer wages, better benefits and safer workplaces. “Some of our most vital rights and protections – child labor laws, sick

Merkley Votes to Advance Plan to Deliver Stimulus Checks to Struggling Americans, Support Frontline Workers and Main Street Businesses, Re-open Schools, and Speed Vaccinations

February 5, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today following his vote to advance the process for the latest coronavirus relief proposal, which would provide badly-needed aid to help Americans make it through the pandemic: “I am deeply grateful to the public health workers and researchers who are working tirelessly around

Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Meet Shortage of Contact Tracers, Create Jobs, and Curb Infections

February 4, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley teamed up with Representative Andy Levin (D-MI) and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Tina Smith (D-MN) to introduce the Coronavirus Containment Corps Act, which would create a federal contact tracing workforce and put unemployed Americans back to

Wyden, Merkley: Warm Springs Community Action Team Secures Federal Grant for Small Business Development

September 30, 2020

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the Warm Springs Community Action Team has earned a $354,558 federal grant for its small business acceleration project. “Tribal communities in Oregon are working hard to generate jobs in the face of challenges that include longstanding injustices and

Merkley, Wyden Announce $3.6 Million in Federal Funding to Support Oregon Businesses as Coronavirus Impacts Worsen

August 18, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that $3.6 million in federal funding is headed to Oregon to support nine Economic Development Districts as they update economic development plans and strengthen support services amid the deepening coronavirus crisis. The funding was authorized by the Coronavirus Aid,

Merkley, Wyden Announce $25 Million in CARES Act Business Support Grants Headed to Oregon

July 27, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced $25 million in Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants are being distributed among thirteen organizations across Oregon, which will use the funds to offer loans to businesses to help them mitigate the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus crisis. The

Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Request Support for Outdoor Recreation Economy, Jobs in Next Coronavirus Relief Package

July 20, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with ten of their colleagues, are sending a letter to Senate Leadership urging them to include support for outdoor recreation and public land infrastructure jobs in the next COVID-19 relief package. In the letter, the senators note that more investment is needed

Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Proposal to Help Small Employers and Workers Weather COVID-19 Economic Storm

June 25, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI), and a number of House members, are introducing the Rebuilding Main Street Act—legislation to help small businesses, nonprofits, and workers weather the economic impacts

Merkley Slams Trump Administration Move to Weaken Volcker Rule, Invite Riskier Wall Street Gambling