Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said they joined their Senate Democratic colleagues Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Peter Welch, D-Vt., Ranking Member of […]
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the Senate voted to advance bipartisan legislation to crack down on Russia’s ability to fund its war in Ukraine: “Putin is an […]
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland, Oregon, woman pleaded guilty on July 23, 2026, for assaulting a federal officer near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland. Oriana Korol, 39, pleaded guilty to a one-count […]
Ahead of Finance Committee Markup on Measures to Protect Taxpayers and Improve Annual Tax Filing, Ranking Member and Every Finance Democrat Reveal Amendment to Address Trump’s Sweetheart, Self-Dealing Tax Audit Immunity Settlement Text of the […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR)—the lead Democrat overseeing funding for the U.S. Department of Interior—demanded Interior Secretary Doug Burgum provide urgent answers about the use of National Park […]
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