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.
The Keys of our Government Cannot Be Returned to Wall Street Profiteers
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate Floor today to highlight serious concerns with Trump’s appointment for Treasury Secretary: former Goldman Sachs Executive and “Foreclosure Machine” CEO Steve Mnuchin, who has said that one of his top priorities will be rolling back Wall Street reform.
Millions of Americans Scrooged This Holiday Season Without Overtime Pay
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate Floor today about the millions of Americans who should have gotten a raise today through the new overtime rule, which has been held up by Republican legal efforts.
Restoring the Voting Rights Act to Save Our Democracy
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate Floor today about the massive voter suppression efforts that made a real impact in cities and communities across our country during this election and the need to fully restore the Voting Rights Act to block these insidious efforts in future elections.
Putting Americans’ health ahead of Big Pharma special interests
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate Floor today to oppose the 21st Century CURES Act for cutting essential programs like Medicare and tobacco prevention while giving handouts to Big Pharma.
Merkley to Trump: Repudiate Hate Attacks and Immediately Fire Bannon (CLIP)
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate Floor today to call on President-Elect Donald Trump to immediately end his own attacks against diverse communities of Americans, demand that all Americans end their verbal and physical attacks on racial and ethnic minorities, and exclude the proponents of discrimination and hatred
Merkley to Trump: Repudiate Hate Attacks and Immediately Fire Bannon (FULL)
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate Floor today to call on President-Elect Donald Trump to immediately end his own attacks against diverse communities of Americans, demand that all Americans end their verbal and physical attacks on racial and ethnic minorities, and exclude the proponents of discrimination and hatred
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