Senator Jeff Merkley News

Two years ago, Oregon saw a seriously contested primary contest in its U.S. Senate race between two Democrats, House Speaker Jeff Merkley and activist Steve Novick - they were competitive and the outcome was not foreordained.

Using energy more efficiently in buildings may be the fastest, cheapest way to substantially reduce carbon emissions in the short-term. How can we make it happen? Last week, New York Times ' David Leonhardt wrote a great column about a new proposal bouncing around the White House: "cash for caulkers," a stimulus program to support building ...

Oregon's U.S. senators, in the middle of a two-day trip to Iraq, said today they are optimistic that parliamentary elections can still be held in January and that U.S. combat troops can be withdrawn by August 2010.

Sen. Roland Burris, an Illinois Democrat, left Saturday for a trip to Iraq to examine security and political developments in the region, an aide said today.

Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid met with the chairs of six committees that might have some hand in developing the clean energy bill.

The House Thursday approved legislation that would extend the highest level of federal protection to 21.3 miles of Oregon's Molalla River.

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced millions in funding for Oregon as part of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill passed by the Senate.

State economists estimate that 11,000 new jobs will spring up in Central Oregon by 2018, while the state as a whole will see an increase of about 163,000 total jobs.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will mark up a bill to improve food safety this Wednesday, November 18.

Top industry executives piled into Google's Silicon Valley headquarters over the weekend to hear California's Barbara Boxer, New Mexico's Jeff Bingaman and other Democratic senators discuss some of the most pressing policy issues on Capitol Hill.

Bill introduced by Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley would add more than 4,000 acres to monument Loading... Rosemary Mallonee and Dylan Wimpee, shown in July 2008, fill tanks with water, as part of preservation work in the Rimstone room of the Oregon Caves National Monument.

All three finalists for Oregon's U.S. attorney have impressive resumes, and I'm sure that whoever among them is appointed by President Barack Obama will do an excellent job.

Oregon's two senators and U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., are calling for a mining moratorium in the Siskiyou Wild Rivers area, saying mining threatens some of Southern Oregon's "most unique national treasures." DeFazio, joined by Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, also Democrats, sent a letter to the Interior Department and Department of ...

Congress might delay debate on transportation reform for 18 months. Bickering over federal transportation dollars could delay design and construction of a new interstate bridge over the Columbia River by as many as 18 months.

U.S. Rep. Brian Baird said today that his name should have been among Northwest congressional colleagues who signed a letter voicing their support for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

As President Barack Obama labors to construct a strategy for Afghanistan, he is buffeted by competing recommendations -- and competing risks.

Senator Christopher Dodd, the Connecticut Democrat who heads his chamber's Banking Committee, unveiled on Nov.

I'm a business owner and mother of two. I am a part of the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. workforce: women with children younger than 3. On average, women return to work three to six weeks after giving birth.

Although there were no transgender witnesses at yesterday's ENDA hearings , Senator Jeff Merkley made sure transgender voices were heard.

The Obama administration strongly endorsed Senator Jeff Merkley's gay protections bill at its first hearing on Capitol Hill.