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Jeff Merkley's Public Statements on Issue: Government Operations

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07/19/2023 GAO Responds to Lawmakers Request Letter for Study on Inequitable Justice System Facing Tribal Nations
03/06/2023 Senators Warren, Whitehouse, Representatives Goldman, Raskin, and 47 Colleagues Urge SEC to Finalize Strong Climate Risk Disclosure Rule, Protect Investors
02/23/2023 Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Prioritize Funding for Election Security in Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Budget
02/01/2023 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Ahead of State of the Union, Capito Urges Biden to Restore Ondcp Director to Cabinet-level Position
02/01/2023 Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin Leads Bipartisan Group Of Senators Urging HHS To Address Repeated Failures At FDA To Regulate E-Cigarettes
01/26/2023 Merkley, Brown Applaud SEC for Moving Towards Finalizing Conflicts of Interest Rule for Asset-Backed Securities
01/18/2023 Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Daines Calls on Biden Admin to Address Housing Issues for Wildland Firefighters
12/06/2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Senator Markey Joins Senator Merkley, Colleagues in Pushing to Keep Fossil Fuel Permitting Changes Off of Key End-of-year Legislation
11/21/2022 Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States, Roman Martinez, Chair of the USPS Board of Governors - Senators Markey and Carper, Colleagues Call for Postal Service to Ramp Up Efforts to Electrify the Mail Delivery Fleet
11/17/2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Cardin, Colleagues Urge DHS and DOJ to Adopt Stronger Guidance Against Discriminatory Profiling
10/06/2022 Letter to the United States Election Assistance Commission - Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Election Assistance Commission to Take Additional Steps to Address Election Worker Shortages
10/04/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Senators Push Biden to Build on Inflation Reduction Act, Declare Climate Emergency
09/27/2022 Merkley: Electoral Count Reform Strengthens Underpinnings of Government
09/26/2022 Merkley Joins Klobuchar, Durbin in Introduction of Comprehensive Legislation to Address the Rise in Threats Targeting Election Workers
09/22/2022 Letter to the General Services Administration - Huffman, Merkley, Lowenthal, Quigley, Cohen Urge Gsa to Reduce Single-use Plastics Government-wide
09/21/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Senators Urge President Biden to Fully Fund Hurricane Relief in Puerto Rico
09/20/2022 On National Voter Registration Day, Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Legislation to Make Registering to Vote Easier for All Americans
09/06/2022 Letter to Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management, Gina McCarthy, National Climate Advisor - Senator Markey, Chair Maloney, and Reps. Khanna, Bush, Tlaib Lead Colleagues in Urging Biden Admin. To Strengthen Commitment to Environmental Justice
08/18/2022 Letter to Colette Peters, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Wyden, Merkley Press for Answers to Allegations of Retaliation Against Inmates at Federal Prison in Sheridan
08/17/2022 Letter to Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Feinstein, Merkley, Colleagues Push for Long-Term Solutions Regarding Wildfire Response Challenges, Worker Shortage
07/22/2022 Letter to Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General of the United States - Senator Markey Joins Senator Schatz, Colleagues in Urging Department of Justice to Ensure Americans With Disabilities Act Applies to the Internet
07/20/2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Urging Climate Emergency Declaration
07/19/2022 Letter to Carol Spahn, Acting Director of the Peace Corps - Senator Markey and Representative Case Lead Colleagues in Urging Peace Corps to Reestablish Presence in the Pacific Islands
07/15/2022 As Climate Legislation Stalls, Merkley Calls on Biden to Use Full Scope of Executive Powers to Act on Climate
07/14/2022 Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve - Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues Urge Stronger Federal Reserve Ethics Rules

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