Merkley Demands Senate Act NOW to Release Epstein Files
Senator Merkley spoke on the floor to urge Senate passage of his bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Merkley Calls to Reopen Government and Extend Health Care Tax Credits
Senator Jeff Merkley took to the Senate floor to break the impasse and immediately reopen the government by passing a one-year extension of tax credits folks rely on for affordable ACA health care coverage.
Merkley Presses Trump EPA Nominee on Oregon Grants Being Cancelled
Senator Jeff Merkley pressed Sean Donohue, Trump’s nominee to be General Counsel of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on why the agency is cancelling grants that support public health and rural communities in Oregon.
Merkley to Trump Nominee: “Are you an advocate for free speech?”
Senator Merkley pressed Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, on the issue of free speech during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as the Trump Administration currently detains and threatens to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a legal immigrant.
The Effects of Public Lands Layoffs on Communities – Roundtable Conversation
Senators Merkley, Heinrich, and King joined recently fired federal workers from Oregon and around the country who protect our treasured public lands and a small business owner impacted by public lands layoffs to discuss the impacts of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s reckless layoffs.
Merkley: Trump’s Philosophy on Consumer Protections is “Families Lose, Billionaires Win”
Senator Merkley spoke about President Trump’s plans to gut consumer protections at a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Forum hosted by Senator Elizabeth Warren.
Merkley: Trump’s “Energy Emergency” is Trumpflation at Work
Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor about Donald Trump’s National Energy Emergency Declaration being Trumpflation at work: driving up costs for families, fueling our competitors like China, and pouring fuel on the fire of climate chaos.
Merkley on the GOP Budget Plan: “Families Lose, Billionaires Win”
Senator Jeff Merkley spoke about the Republican budget plan to cut programs families count on to fund tax cuts for the very richest Americans.
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