Jeff está luchando para arreglar nuestro sistema financiero roto y hacer que funcione para las familias de clase media y las pequeñas empresas nuevamente. Jeff es un apasionado de la protección del consumidor y de asegurarse de que las familias comunes estén protegidas contra estafas y esquemas depredadores que amenazan sus bolsillos. Lideró la lucha en Oregón para enfrentarse a los prestamistas depredadores del día de pago. En el Senado de los EE. UU., luchó para crear y fortalecer la Oficina de Protección Financiera del Consumidor, la primera agencia federal con la única misión de velar por los consumidores en sus transacciones financieras diarias.
CBO Analysis Shows House-Passed Reconciliation Bill Adds $2.4 Trillion to the 10-year Deficit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that the House-passed reconciliation bill would cost $2.4 trillion over the next 10 years. “Congressional Republicans will let nothing
Trump Tariffs Will Hurt Economic Growth, Boost Inflation, Raise Costs to Families, CBO Finds
Non-partisan Analysis Requested by Merkley, Schumer, and Wyden Finds Trump Tariffs Amount to a Regressive $2.5 Trillion Tax Hike WASHINGTON, D.C. – If the Trump tariffs remain in effect – in spite of a recent court ruling that they are illegal – they will slow economic growth, boost inflation, and
Padilla, Merkley, Schakowsky Introduce Bicameral Bill to Strengthen Nursing Staff Standards, Improve Patient Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, on International Nurses Day, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act to improve hospital patient care and nurse retention by setting mandatory minimum registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratios. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.-09)
Merkley, Lee Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Save Taxpayers’ Money by Eliminating Penny Production
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Utah’s Senator Mike Lee introduced bipartisan legislation today that would advance responsible spending by ending production of the penny. Striking the penny has become increasingly costly, and the Make Sense Not Cents Act would permanently eliminate this wasteful spending. Each penny costs nearly 4 cents to make—a number that has risen more than 20
Merkley Exposes Trump’s Authoritarian Takeover: “We are in a Constitutional Crisis”
Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about President Trump’s attacks on our democracy, Constitution, and rule of law.
Merkley SLAMS Disastrous GOP Budget Plan
Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to expose why the Republic budget is a disaster for America’s families. The GOP’s plan is simple: Families lose, billionaires win.
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