Merkley Presses Trump Official to Support Oregon and American Manufacturing
Senator Merkley pressed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to support Oregon and American manufacturers by continuing the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) during a Senate Appropriations hearing. The Trump Administration moved to eliminate the MEP program earlier this year.
Congress has the power to declare war, not the President.
Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor in support of Senator Kaine’s war powers resolution on June 27, 2025.
Republicans BLOCKED bill to protect borrowers from crushing student debt
I was the first in my family to go to college. I know how difficult it can be to access higher education. I just brought my SOAR Act—a student loan repayment plan that protects borrowers from unaffordable student loan payments—to the floor for a vote. Republicans BLOCKED IT.
Senator Merkley Slams USPS Delays and Downgrades on Senate Floor
Senator Merkley spoke on the U.S. Senate Floor on Monday, July 29, 2024, about recent USPS downgrades that delay and degrade service for folks in Oregon and across the country.
Senator Merkley speaks out on the need to ban Congressional stock trading
Senator Merkley gave remarks at a press conference on the need to pass the ETHICS Act to ban lawmakers from buying and trading stocks. Politicians should work for the public, not for their stock portfolios. Watch the full press conference: https://youtube.com/live/xb6-Fs8xVb4 Read more about the ETHICS Act: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/peters-merkley-hawley-and-ossoff-announce-historic-bipartisan-agreement-to-advance-legislation-to-ban-member-stock-trading/
Reform our Immigration System, Pass the Children’s Safe Welcome Act
Senator Merkley, Representative Kamlager-Dove, Mina Dixon Davis of the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, and Neha Desai of the National Center for Youth Law discuss the Children’s Safe Welcome Act and the need to reform our immigration system. The bicameral Children’s Safe Welcome Act embeds best practices for child
Senator Merkley on Impact of Climate Chaos on Insurance in Oregon
Senator Merkley discussed the impact of climate chaos on the cost and availability of homeowner’s insurance in Oregon during a Senate Budget Committee hearing titled, “Riskier Business: How Climate is Already Challenging Insurance Markets” on June 5, 2024. Watch the full hearing: https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/riskier-business-how-climate-is-already-challenging-insurance-markets
Senator Merkley Voices Support for the Right to IVF Act on the Senate Floor
Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate in support of the Right to IVF Act, which would establish a nationwide right to receive, provide, and cover IVF, while lowering the cost of fertility treatments for veterans and the middle class on June 13, 2024.
Senator Merkley Voices Support for the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act
Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor in support of strong ethics guardrails for Supreme Court justices and the need to pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act on June 12, 2024.
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