Recent News About Jeff Merkley
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Rubio, Merkley Introduce Landmark Legislation to Hold the CCP Accountable for Crimes in Xinjiang
The bipartisan law, the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, was a crucial first step to address the egregious acts of genocide committed in Xinjiang by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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Ahead of Critical Negotiations, Merkley and Huffman Express Concern Over U.S. Proposal to Combat Plastic Pollution
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) sent a letter to the Biden Administration ahead of the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution expressing their disappointment with the lack of United States negotiating stance, signaling that the Administration is not committed to an ambitious agreement to end plastics pollution.
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Wyden, Merkley: Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Earn $500,000 Federal Grant for Wireless Connections
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on May 24 announced the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde will receive a $500,000 federal investment to build a fixed wireless network providing high-speed Internet connections to 200 unserved households in their community.
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Merkley, Wyden Announce $8.3 Million Coming to Oregon for Flood and Wildfire Relief
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced on May 23 that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) will be awarded $8,364,460 under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Emergency Relief Program.
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Merkley, Wyden, Federal Agencies Celebrate Historic Funding for New Warm Springs Water Treatment Plant
The $28 million in federal investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and government funding package will ensure the Warm Springs community has safe, dependable drinking water
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Merkley, Colleagues Urge Greater Action to Tackle Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported Fishing
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led Senators in a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Richard Spinrad, and National Marine Fisheries Service Janet Coit, pushing for a revised proposed rule to the Seafood Import Monitoring Plan (SIMP) current proposal to tackle Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) fishing.
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Merkley, Wyden, Blumenauer, and Bonamici Announce $6 Million Coming to Portland International Airport
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding the Portland International Airport $6 million under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) to update their master plan.
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Merkley, Hoyle Introduce Legislation to Secure Federal Protections for Flight Crews to Pump Aboard Aircraft
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Val Hoyle (D-OR-04) teamed up to introduce bicameral, bipartisan legislation to address the urgent need for clear rules and regulations allowing flight crews to safely pump breastmilk aboard aircraft.
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Merkley Announces May Town Halls
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced on may 19 he is continuing to hold in-person town halls in 2023 with community conversations in five Oregon counties in May: Malheur, Baker, Union, Wallowa, and Umatilla Counties.
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Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $3.5 Million Coming to Oregon for Airport Improvements
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding six airports across the state nearly $3.5 million under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP)
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Merkley Introduces Legislation to Help Keep Rural Kids Fed
May 18 , Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK) Act, legislation that would amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a vehicle summer meal delivery pilot program to help feed kids in rural communities.
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Merkley, Wyden Announced Nearly $3 Million for Central Oregon Community College to Train and Expand the EV Workforce
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced May 16 that Central Oregon Community College (COCC) was awarded nearly $3 million to help expand the electric vehicle (EV) technician workforce.
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Members of Congress Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Celebrating National Nurses Week
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Mississippi’s U.S. Senator Roger Wicker teamed up with Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH-14), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing National Nurses Week.
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Merkley, Wyden Announce Support for Bill to Boost Child Care and Pre-k Access for Families
The Child Care for Working Families Act will ensure families in Oregon and across America can find and afford the child care they need, dramatically expand access to high-quality preschool programs, and increase wages for early childhood workers
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Merkley, Wyden Support Bill to Boost America’s Public School Teachers
The bicameral bill includes programs to recruit, train, support, and retain effective teachers to address school staffing shortages
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Klobuchar, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Elections From Interference
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Mark Warner (D-VA), Peter...
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Oregon Lawmakers: $52 Million Usda Seafood Purchasing Agreement to Boost Oregon’s Economy
Funding announcement comes after Merkley-led letter urged USDA for more federal support to West Coast fishermen and seafood processors
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Merkley, Huffman, Grijalva, Barragán Sound the Alarm on Continued Expansion of Liquefied Fossil Gas Infrastructure, Cite Climate and Environmental Justice Concerns
Lawmakers: “It is important that frontline communities are meaningfully and proactively engaged throughout environmental reviews for LNG infrastructure.”
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Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $4 Million Coming to Oregon for Ecosystem Restoration Projects
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is awarding Oregon a total of $3,847,767 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for ecosystem restoration projects across the state to restore lands and waters critical to climate and infrastructure resilience.
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Wyden, Merkley: Rogue Valley International Airport Earns Federal Investment of More Than $800,000
FAA Airport Infrastructure Grant Program funds for southern Oregon airport will rebuild air traffic control tower.