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.
Merkley: Republican Budget Is a Roadmap Towards Greater Inequality
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks out in the Senate Budget Committee against the Senate Republican Budget that helps the wealthiest in America at the expense of working- and middle-class…
Sen. Merkley Honors the 50th Anniversary of Selma Marches
Sen. Merkley speaks on the Senate Floor on March 9, 2015 to honor the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches and to urge Congress to pass legislation restoring the Voting Rights Act.
Merkley: Trade policy should be judged by whether it creates good American jobs
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks about U.S. trade policy on the floor of the U.S. Senate on February 26, 2015.
Merkley Speaks Out Against Looming Homeland Security Shutdown
Sen. Merkley speaks on the Senate floor against a misguided plan that puts deporting DREAMers ahead of protecting and strengthening Homeland Security.
Merkley on Keystone: “You want to unleash the dirtiest oil in the world?”
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks out on the floor of the Senate against the Keystone XL Pipeline on January 13, 2015.
Merkley: Congress Must Deliver for the Klamath Basin
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks on the floor of the Senate on December 16, 2014 on the community-developed water agreements in the Klamath Basin and the…
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