I’ve championed income-based repayment programs because we need to use every tool in the toolbox to tackle the issue of student debt. Codifying President Biden's SAVE Plan in federal law will benefit students now and in the future.

More information about my bill: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-leads-senate-introduction-of-legislation-to-protect-historic-federal-student-loan-repayment-program/

Senator Jeff Merkley questioned election officials about efforts to preserve our democratic process, work to protect the right of every eligible voter to cast their ballot, and threats made to county clerks and other election officials in Oregon and across the country in a Senate Committee on Rules and Administration hearing on March 12, 2024.

Watch the full Rules Committee hearing: https://www.rules.senate.gov/hearings/03/05/2024/administration-of-upcoming-elections


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Senator Merkley questioned Office of Management and the Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young about the impact of President Biden’s budget proposal on working families in Oregon and across the country during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on March 12, 2024.

Watch the full hearing: https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-proposal

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The strength of our union is only as strong as the foundations working families need to thrive: housing, health care, education, and good-paying jobs.

It will take all of us working together to take on the powerful and deliver for the people—our great nation deserves no less.

My full release on the State of the Union: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-on-2024-state-of-the-union-address-america-is-strong-when-working-families-succeed/

Senator Jeff Merkley got confirmation from the Army Corps of Engineers that the Corps will expedite work on key Oregon projects, including Cole Rivers Hatchery Restoration, during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing on February 28, 2024.

Watch the full @epwcmte hearing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR7nNTEf2TE

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Senator Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight and Senator Alex Padilla, Chair of the EPW Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, led a joint hearing titled “Understanding the Presence of Microplastics in Water” on February 27, 2024.

Witnesses included:
Susanne M. Brander, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences
Brent Alspach, P.E. - Vice President & Director of Applied Research, Arcadis
Sherri A. Mason, Ph.D. - Director of Sustainability, Penn State Behrend

Watch the full @epwcmte hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NmHiHMoFm4

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Hedge funds shouldn’t control rent prices and outbid families for homes—they shouldn’t be in the housing market at all. I wrote the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act to make sure houses in our communities are homes for people, not a profit center for Wall Street!

Read more about the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-smith-lead-bicameral-action-to-ban-hedge-fund-ownership-of-residential-housing/

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I voted NO on sending more bombs and shells to Israel. The campaign conducted by the Netanyahu government is at odds with our American values and American law, which requires recipients of American assistance to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.

Read my op-ed in the Oregonian: https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/01/merkley-gaza-needs-a-massive-increase-in-humanitarian-aid-immediately-opinion.html

Read my call for a ceasefire: https://medium.com/@SenJeffMerkley/my-call-for-a-ceasefire-86e84bcfa64b

Senator Jeff Merkley spoke out on the floor of the U.S. Senate, urging President Biden to launch Operation Gaza Rescue—bold, direct action from the United States to stop the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
 
Read Senator Merkley’s op-ed in the Oregonian: https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/01/merkley-gaza-needs-a-massive-increase-in-humanitarian-aid-immediately-opinion.html
 
Read more about Senator Merkley’s visit to the Rafah Crossing, Egypt, Jordan: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/van-hollen-merkley-press-for-action-following-trip-to-rafah-crossing-egypt-jordan/

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