Merkley Applauds Senate Passage of Housing Provisions 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 sweeping housing legislation that includes the first-ever limits on institutional investors purchasing single-family homes: “Housing in our communities should be homes for families, not profit centers
Wyden, Merkley Demand Answers from Defense Department on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today pressed the Department of Defense to provide answers to the American people regarding the airstrikes on a school and civilian casualties in Iran. Trump’s Defense Department airstrikes on a girls’ elementary school reportedly killed 168 people – mostly children –
Wyden, Merkley, Crapo Call on Trump to Prioritize Opening Japanese Market to U.S. Potatoes
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Jeff Merkley, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, with Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today asked Donald Trump to prioritize gaining market access for U.S. fresh potatoes during Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s
Murphy, Warren, Merkley, Blumenthal, Liccardo y activistas denuncian la corrupta cena benéfica de Trump y exigen la publicación de los nombres de los asistentes y los favores que reciben.
WASHINGTON—El senador estadounidense Chris Murphy (demócrata por Connecticut) encabezó el jueves una conferencia de prensa junto con los senadores Elizabeth Warren (demócrata por Massachusetts), Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) y Richard Blumenthal (demócrata por Connecticut), el representante Sam Liccardo (demócrata por California), Public Citizen, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) y End Citizens United para denunciar la flagrante corrupción detrás de la cena secreta con monedas del presidente Trump,
Senadores presentarán una enmienda a la Ley GENIUS para prevenir la corrupción de Trump.
Washington, DC – El senador Jeff Merkley (D-OR), la senadora Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), miembro de mayor rango del Comité Bancario del Senado, el líder demócrata del Senado Chuck Schumer (D-NY), el senador Gary Peters (D-MI), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Seguridad Nacional y Asuntos Gubernamentales del Senado, el senador Jack Reed (D-RI), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Servicios Armados del Senado, y los senadores Chris Murphy (D-CT) y Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Merkley Statement After Republican Reconciliation Bill Passed Out of the House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following House passage of the Republican reconciliation bill. “House Republicans have just passed Trump’s so called ‘big, beautiful bill.’ There is nothing beautiful about it. It is: families lose, billionaires
Governor Kotek Applauds $16 Million USDA Purchase of Oregon Pink Shrimp
USDA’s letter recognizes value of high-quality Pacific pink shrimp to the economic health of the United States Today, Governor Tina Kotek released the following statement in response to the USDA announcement of a $16 million purchase of Oregon Pink Shrimp: “As a coastal state with major ports, we move billions
Warren, Merkley, Tokuda Renew Fight to Hold Soldiers Accountable for Wounded Knee Massacre
Legislation would strip Medal of Honor from soldiers who participated in the slaughter of hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children at the Wounded Knee massacre Text of the Bill (PDF) | Bill One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Congresswoman
Merkley to Burgum: Our Public Lands Are Not for Sale
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, released the following statement after a hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of the Interior with Secretary Doug Burgum: “Secretary Burgum testified