Senate Passes Landmark Housing Bill with Merkley-Inspired Provision to Crack Down on Hedge Fund Control of American Homes
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a long-time champion of kicking hedge funds out of the housing market—released the following statement after the Senate passed an updated version of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the biggest housing bill in 30 years, that includes the first-ever limits
Merkley, Panetta Announce Bicameral Resolution Marking National Pollinator Week 2026
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced a bicameral resolution to recognize the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States. The resolution designates June 22 through June 28, 2026, as “National Pollinator Week,” to emphasize the vital
At Town Halls Across the State, Oregonians Tell Merkley That the Ultra Wealthy Need to Pay More to Save Social Security
Merkley Polled Attendees at His Recent Town Halls in Each of Oregon’s 36 Counties on Their Views of How to Prevent Social Security from Going Insolvent As of 2025, Nearly 965,000 Oregonians Receive Social Security Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate
Luján, Warnock, Merkley Lead Colleagues in Demanding Answers on Unlawful Head Start Funding Delays Worsened by Shutdown
Earlier This Year, GAO Found That Trump Administration Illegally Withheld Head Start Funds Luján and Warnock are the Only two Head Start Alumni to Serve in the U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led 19 Senate colleagues
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Call on Trump Admin to Immediately Halt Plans to Upend Key Homelessness Program
Ending Continuum of Care Program Could Force 200,000 People Back onto the Streets Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their Democratic Senate colleagues to urge Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner to immediately halt reported plans to make drastic changes to
Wyden, Merkley Push Trump Administration to Release Funds for Heating Assistance for Low-Income Americans
Millions of households await help with their heating bills heading into winter amid skyrocketing energy costs Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they are joining a bipartisan group of senators to push the Trump administration to immediately release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Merkley y Wyden instan al director ejecutivo de Starbucks a que cese las prácticas antisindicales y negocie un contrato justo para los trabajadores.
Washington, D.C. – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, se unieron a sus colegas para enviar una carta al director ejecutivo de Starbucks, Brian Niccol, exigiendo que la corporación multimillonaria cese su campaña antisindical ilegal y negocie un contrato justo con sus trabajadores. El sindicato Starbucks Workers United representa a más de 12.000 trabajadores en la planta de Starbucks.
Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici y Hoyle exigen que la administración Trump explique los importantes cambios en la Guardia Costera en Newport y los informes sobre una nueva instalación del ICE.
Oregon lawmakers urge DHS Secretary Noem to immediately provide the Oregon congressional delegation and state and local officials with a clear explanation of DHS’s actions and intentions in Newport Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Val Hoyle said today they are
Merkley: Las redadas del ICE en todo Oregón aterrorizan a nuestras comunidades
Washington, D.C. – Hoy, el senador estadounidense por Oregón, Jeff Merkley, emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta al aumento de las redadas del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en comunidades de todo Oregón: “Ha sido preocupante ver redada tras redada aterrorizando a nuestras comunidades, con agentes del ICE deteniendo violentamente a personas únicamente por su color de piel.”
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