Republican Ballroom Funding Bill “Doesn’t do a Damn Thing” to Help Families – Merkley
Senator Merkley torches the Republican focus on weaponizing reconciliation to fund Trump’s ballroom as families are struggling to pay for groceries, rent, and gas during a press conference on May 12, 2026.
Put Families Ahead of Predatory Payday Lenders – Merkley Calls for Commonsense Guardrails
Senator Jeff Merkley brought a Joint Resolution of Disapproval to the Senate floor to undo the Trump Administration’s industry giveaway to predatory payday lenders and restore critical consumer protections.
Merkley Forces Vote to Rein in Trump’s Illegal War with Iran
Senator Jeff Merkley forced a War Powers Resolution vote to rein in Trump’s unconstitutional war with Iran on May 13, 2026.
Merkley on Trump Budget: “Betrayal of Every Working Family”
Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley opened a hearing on President Trump’s budget request by outlining how the Trump Administration has hurt families and helped the already richest Americans.
Merkley Calls to Stop Bomb Sales to Israel and End U.S. Complicity
Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate in support of Senator Bernie Sanders’ Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to stop the sale of bombs and bulldozers to the Netanyahu government, end U.S. complicity in the destruction, and reassert Congress’ Constitutional responsibilities.
Merkley, Dems lay out strategy to end Trump’s illegal war with Iran
Senator Jeff Merkley joined Democratic colleagues in pressing Republicans to uphold Congress’s moral and constitutional responsibility to end Trump’s illegal war with Iran during a press conference on April 13, 2026. The group introduced a new set of War Powers Resolutions to rein in Trump’s war with Iran.
Merkley Discusses Banning Elected Officials from Cashing in on Prediction Markets – MS NOW
Senator Jeff Merkley talks about his work to ban elected officials from using non-public information to make a fortune on prediction markets and to ban prediction markets that are against the public interest.
Merkley: Social Security protects against “senior years lived in desperate poverty”
Ranking Member Jeff Merkley laid out the vital importance of Social Security and the work ahead needed to address the Social Security shortfall during his opening remarks in a Senate Budget Committee hearing on March 25, 2026.
Merkley SLAMS Republican Voter Suppression Bill
Senator Merkley spoke out against the Republican SAVE America Act on the Senate floor on March 17, 2026.
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