Merkley critica duramente a los republicanos del Senado por aprobar sin reparos el proyecto de ley de Trump.
Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, emitió la siguiente declaración después de que los republicanos del Senado bloquearan su proyecto de ley para impedir que la Administración Trump utilizara fondos federales para la planificación y construcción del Arco de Trump: “El Arco de Trump es un monumento a su propio ego, un desperdicio del dinero de nuestros contribuyentes. “Este
El Senado bloquea el proyecto de ley de Merkley y Murkowski para impedir que Trump derribe monumentos presidenciales.
Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, emitió la siguiente declaración después de que el senador Mike Lee (republicano de Utah) bloqueara el proyecto de ley bipartidista de Merkley con la senadora estadounidense de Alaska, Lisa Murkowski, para prohibir la demolición de cualquier monumento nacional en honor a un presidente de los Estados Unidos, como el Centro Kennedy, sin una ley del Congreso: “Nuestros monumentos autorizados por el Congreso
Merkley, McBath y Brown impulsan legislación para mejorar los resultados y las experiencias educativas.
Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, y las representantes estadounidenses Lucy McBath (D-GA-07) y Shontel Brown (D-OH-11) se unieron para presentar nuevamente la Ley de Reducción del Tamaño de las Clases para Estudiantes y Educadores, una legislación audaz que invertiría en abordar el problema de las aulas superpobladas y preparar a los estudiantes para el éxito. Las investigaciones demuestran que los estudiantes
Oregon Delegation Submits State Items for Congressional Time Capsule to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday
State lawmakers’ selections celebrate Oregon’s landscapes, agriculture, vote-by-mail, songs, sports, gems, clothes and people Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senate and House members this week submitted for a congressional time capsule to celebrate America’s 250th birthday multiple items that sample from the state’s natural treasures, history, culture, sports, music and
Merkley, Bipartisan Senators Reintroduce Cannabis Banking Reform
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led a bipartisan group of Senators to reintroduce his legislation that would ensure state-legal cannabis businesses can access traditional and secure banking systems and financial services. Even with the recent federal reclassification of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III at
Foster, Merkley Introduce Bicameral Investor Choice Act
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL-11) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Investor Choice Act, legislation to prohibit pre-dispute mandatory, or “forced,” arbitration agreements and preserve customers’ ability to bring or join class action lawsuits in certain financial sectors. “Individuals shouldn’t need to surrender their legal rights because
Blumenthal & Merkley Lead Colleagues in Push to End CFTC Assault on State Prediction Markets Oversight
“Through engaging in this campaign of litigation and intimidation, the CFTC risks becoming an instrument and enabler of online prediction markets’ efforts to bypass states’ consumer protections and oversight, creating a race-to-the-bottom in gambling.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) this week led 15
Merkley Launches Investigation into Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Surrounding Renovation of the Reflecting Pool
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee—launched an investigation into the Trump Administration’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, which has so far reportedly cost American taxpayers more
Merkley and Alsobrooks: Senate Republicans Vote to Allow Federal Student Loan Costs to Soar
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maryland’s U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks slammed Senate Republicans for voting to allow the Trump Administration to cap federal student loans and overhaul the student loan system, driving up costs for students across the nation: “As the first in my family
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