Merkley, Murkowski Lead Bipartisan Push to Protect U.S. Ocean Monitoring Systems
June 15, 2026
June 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Merkley, Murkowski Lead Bipartisan Push to Protect U.S. Ocean Monitoring Systems
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) led a bipartisan group of Senators to demand the National Science Foundation (NSF) halt its plans to dismantle the vital Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a complex system of 900 oce . . .
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Merkley, Murkowski Lead Bipartisan Push to Protect U.S. Ocean Monitoring Systems
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) led a bipartisan group of Senators to demand the National Science Foundation (NSF) halt its plans to dismantle the vital Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a complex system of 900 oce . . .