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Wyden, Schumer, Murray, Senate Democrats Warn Trump and Musk’s Scheme to Fire Social Security Staff Will Disrupt Benefits for Americans

Letter Comes as Acting Commissioner Continues to Enable DOGE to Fire Workers, Close Offices and Access Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., and […]

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Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Legislation to Update Antiquated Mining Law to Protect Public Lands and Taxpayers

Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced they are co-sponsoring legislation that would modernize the 1872 Mining Law that has let mining companies exploit public resources for free, pass environmental costs on to taxpayers, […]

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Senators Merkley, Heinrich, King Join Illegally Fired Federal Workers to Stress Dangers of Public Lands Staffing Shortages

***VIDEO FROM ROUNDTABLE HERE*** Washington, D.C. – Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Senate Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee […]

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Merkley, Kennedy Introduce Bipartisan Bill to End Legacy Admissions at American Colleges and Universities

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Louisiana’s U.S. Senator John Kennedy introduced bipartisan legislation to end the practice of colleges and universities nationwide giving preferential treatment to children of alumni and […]