(Washington, DC) -- The U.S. Interior Department is consolidating, and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley says it needs to be done through Congress. Merkley is the ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee for the Interior. Last week, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed an order to consolidate the agency's resources and services. Merkley says that needs to be done in collaboration with Congress, rather than to undermine the management of public lands.