Merkley to Congress: Fight for government by and for the people—not by and for elites and oligarchs.
Senator Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to outline the corrupting force of dark money in our elections since the Citizens United Supreme Court decision and to chart a path toward disclosure and getting dark money out of our electoral process.
Merkley: Interior Bill is a “Step Toward Congress Reclaiming its Constitutional Power of the Purse”
Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor about the Interior appropriations bill and the importance of Congress reclaiming its ‘Power of the Purse.’
Merkley Leads Bipartisan Push to Tell the Truth about January 6
Senator Merkley led a bipartisan push to display a plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to defend our Capitol and our “We the People” government on January 6, 2021, after Speaker of the House Mike Johnson refused to do so.
Crowdfunding Small Business: One Dollar at a Time
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley celebrates the start of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s new equity crowdfunding rules will allow startups and small businesses in all fifty states to raise capital from small-dollar investors.
Merkley to Senate GOP: Hold Public Hearings for Judge Garland
April 27, 2016—This week in his “We the People” speech series, Senator Merkley addresses the Senate’s constitutional obligation to holding public hearings and provide advice and consent on the President’s nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States. Since 1975, the President’s Supreme Court nominees have waited an average
The SAFE Lending Act: How We Can Stop Abusive Online Payday Lenders
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley outlines the ‘Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act,’ legislation to crack down on some of the worst abuses of the payday lending industry and protect consumers from deceptive and predatory practices that strip wealth from working families.
Merkley: Finalize new tobacco regulations
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks on the Senate floor to urge the Administration to complete its review of a long-overdue tobacco ‘deeming’ rule to regulate e-cigarettes and other forms of tobacco to reduce tobacco’s harmful effects on public health, and especially the health of America’s youth.
Merkley: Stopping payday lenders in their tracks (CLIP)
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks on the Senate floor after introducing the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act to crack down on some of the worst abuses of the payday lending industry, particularly in online payday lending, and protect consumers from deceptive and predatory practices that strip
Merkley: Stopping payday lenders in their tracks
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks on the Senate floor after introducing the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act to crack down on some of the worst abuses of the payday lending industry, particularly in online payday lending, and protect consumers from deceptive and predatory practices that strip
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