The American people shouldn't be on the hook for the Administration's disastrous planning, and I'm demanding answers.
Jeff Merkley
The Public Record
Jeff Alan Merkley is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Oregon since January 6, 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Merkley has focused on issues such as healthcare, climate change, and economic inequality throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for progressive policies and has worked to address the challenges facing working families in Oregon and across the nation. Merkley is known for his commitment to transparency and accountability in government, often speaking out against perceived injustices and advocating for reforms.
IVF should be accessible and affordable to all – it’s critical care for folks wanting to start or expand their family.
Tribal communities too often face barriers to accessing the care they need and deserve.
Safe, reliable water infrastructure is essential to every community, and this federal investment will help Redmond strengthen the wastewater system that serves local families and businesses,
Our veterans face tremendous hurdles, including access to medical care when they live in rural areas,
Our bipartisan bill supports more prescribed fire on the landscape—an essential forest management activity—while giving our communities the resources to plan and prepare for smoke events.
President Trump’s self-celebrating maneuvers are authoritarian actions worthy of dictators like North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
We remain supportive of removing dangerous convicted criminals from our communities, but this goal can and must be achieved without endangering these very communities in the process.
At Trump’s bidding, the Department of Justice’s highest-ranking officials continue to break the law, denying justice to Jeffrey Epstein’s victims with an unprecedented cover-up of the abuse of our most vulnerable.
President Trump continues to sell access and influence to the highest bidders.
President Trump continues to sell access and influence to the highest bidders. Without action, we stamp a Congressional seal of approval on this corruption,
This investment in Oregon State University’s NSF FAST Engine will further supercharge Oregon’s innovative semiconductor industry.
The president has his own 'ideological agenda' that disregards 'the reality of our triumphs and failures.'
America is at its best when everyone can live as their authentic self—no matter who they are or whom they love.
Rural communities shouldn’t have to wonder if they will have the resources they need to pay for essential services and infrastructure.
Oregon’s contributions to the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule showcase our innovation, natural splendor, and the people who make our state such a remarkable place to call home.
Repeated severe droughts make every drop of irrigation water highly valuable, and the best way to preserve irrigation water is to pipe it.
After railing about waste, fraud and abuse, Donald Trump spent more than $16 million on a renovation of the Reflecting Pool that's now peeling and chock full of algae.
We’ll keep fighting to ensure scientists, fishermen, and coastal communities can continue to utilize the critical data the OOI provides.
After repeatedly telling the American people that zero taxpayer dollars would be spent on his gold-plated ballroom boondoggle, now Trump appears to be using a smoke and mirrors tactic.
Dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative is supreme stupidity, costing taxpayers millions of dollars and destroying a vital source of climate data.





