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Merkley: Any Military Action Against Iran Requires Congressional Authorization

Washington, D.C. – Amid President Trump’s threats against Iran, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—issued the following statement warning against unilateral military action without consultation and authorization from Congress: “Despite […]

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Murray Leads WA Delegation in Supporting Governor’s Request for Major Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance to Repair Damage from Historic December Flooding

***LETTER HERE*** Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, led Washington state’s entire Congressional delegation in a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to approve Governor Bob Ferguson’s request for a […]

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Wyden on Supreme Court Striking Down Illegal Trump Tariffs: “A Win for American Families and Small Businesses”

Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court voting 6-3 to strike down billions of dollars’ worth of tariffs that Donald Trump recklessly imposed […]

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Wyden, Colleagues Launch Investigation into Trump Labor Department Slashing Worker Protections, Putting American Workers at Risk

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues in launching a new investigation into the federal Department of Labor after releasing new data revealing the Trump administration’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration […]

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Warren, Merkley Slam Education Secretary McMahon’s Attempts to Block Congressional Oversight, Renew Push for Data on Student Loan Servicers’ Performance

“Under your tenure as Secretary, ED has not only ignored repeated Congressional requests for servicer performance data but now appears to have progressed to active obstruction of efforts to obtain this information directly from the […]