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Jeff Merkley's Public Statements on Issue: K-12 Education

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12/10/2021 Assistant Speaker Clark, Senator Merkley Introduce Legislation to Put Mental Health Counselors in Every K-12 School in America
04/22/2021 Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Clean Commute for Kids Act
04/06/2021 Oregon Delegation: 31 Counties in State Receive More Than $39 Million in Secure Rural School Funding
04/05/2021 Oregon Delegation: 31 Counties in State Receive More Than $39 Million in Secure Rural School Funding
02/25/2021 Idaho, Oregon Senators Leading Bipartisan Push for Critical County Payments
02/01/2021 Merkley, Colleagues Seek $130 Billion Funding Boost for Local School Infrastructure
12/09/2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, Honorable Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader, Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Heinrich Calls For Reauthorization Of SRS, PILT Programs To Ensure Financial Certainty For Rural New Mexico Counties
12/07/2020 Wyden, Merkley Urge Inclusion of County Payments in End-of-Year Federal Funding Efforts
09/24/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Murphy, Booker, Warren Urge Congressional Leadership To Include Protections For Underfunded School Districts In The Next COVID-19 Package
09/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Bennet, Mrkey, Schumer, Cantwell, Van Hollen, Hassan, Schatz Lead Colleagues in Demanding FCC Take Action to Connect Students to Online Learning as School Year Begins
09/11/2020 Letter to Jeff McElfresh, Chief Executive Officer at AT&T Inc., Thomas Rutledge, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Charter Communications, Inc., Jeffery Storey, President and Chief Executive Officer at Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Pat Esser, President and Chief Executive Officer at Cox Communications, Mike Sievery, Chief Executive Officer at T-Mobile, and Hans Vestburg, Chairman an Chief Executive Officer at Verizon Communications Inc. - Bennet, Colleagues Urge Internet Companies to Support Wider Interest Access During COVID-19
06/19/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Sen. Dems: Education Investment Urgently Needed to Save the 2021 School Year & U.S. Economy
05/15/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Duckworth, Durbin and Colleagues Urge Congressional Leaders to Support Vulnerable Students Amid Coronavirus Crisis
05/13/2020 Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Ensure All Students Have Access to Internet During COVID-19 Pandemic
04/23/2020 Merkley, Wyden Announce Key Resources for K-12, Higher Education Institutions in Oregon
04/02/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Merkley, Colleagues Continue Fight to Ensure All Students Can Continue Education Online During Coronavirus Pandemic
11/18/2019 Letter to Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Democrats Slam Devos' Decision to Mask Education Inequalities by Halting Critical Elements of Civil Rights Data Collection
09/18/2019 Wyden Co-sponsors School Mental Health Services Bill
07/10/2019 Merkley, Morelle, Katko Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Close Summer Learning Gap
05/16/2019 Wyden, Merkley Welcome Restoration of Full SRS Payments for Counties and Schools
11/19/2018 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Crapo, Wyden, Risch, Merkley, Urge Re-Authorization of Rural Resource Advisory Committees
08/30/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers
07/31/2018 Merkley, Wyden Introduce Bill to Close Summer Learning Gap
06/08/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Why Withhold BIE Funding?
06/08/2018 Letter to Michael D. Weahkee, Director of Indian Health Services - Help Improve Student Health

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