Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), joined a group of their colleagues in pressing the Department of Education (ED) to immediately address the largest student loan default and delinquency crisis on record, which has been made worse by the
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a long-time champion of kicking hedge funds out of the housing market—released the following statement after the Senate passed sweeping housing legislation that includes the first-ever limits on institutional investors purchasing single-family homes: “Housing in our communities should be homes for families, not profit centers
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden, miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Finanzas del Senado, y Jeff Merkley, miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Presupuesto del Senado, junto con el presidente del Comité de Finanzas, Mike Crapo, republicano de Idaho, pidieron hoy a Donald Trump que priorice la obtención de acceso al mercado para las papas frescas estadounidenses durante la visita del primer ministro japonés Takaichi Sanae.
WASHINGTON — Hoy, los senadores estadounidenses Josh Hawley (republicano por Missouri) y Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregon) presentaron la Ley de Viviendas para Familias Estadounidenses y una actualización de la Ley HOPE para la Propiedad de Vivienda, un paquete integral que prohíbe a los grandes inversores institucionales comprar viviendas unifamiliares. Su legislación responde a la crisis de propietarios de vivienda en Estados Unidos, que se ha agravado.
Bill ends tax breaks and housing benefits for Wall Street, corporate landlords and reinvests the savings into building new housing and helping Americans achieve homeownership Bill Text | Fact Sheet Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.),
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority to impose the broad, misguided reciprocal tariffs that he put in place in April. Following the ruling, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement. “Today is
“La EPA no ha dado ninguna razón por la que sus acciones ilegales para deshacer las asignaciones del Congreso deban mantenerse”, escribieron los legisladores Washington, DC.— Senadores estadounidenses Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Medio Ambiente y Obras Públicas del Senado (EPW); Bernie Sanders (I-VT) y Jeff Merkley (D-OR) y Representantes estadounidenses Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-07)
Consumers face higher electricity prices than when Biden left office, despite Trump campaign promise to cut energy and electricity prices in half Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), joined by Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), pressed Trump administration
Frost and Gomez First Introduced the Bill to Increase Affordability and Transparency for Renters in 2023 WATCH THE ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) announced the introduction of bicameral legislation aimed at addressing the housing crisis and standing firmly
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Utah’s Senator Mike Lee introduced bipartisan legislation today that would advance responsible spending by ending production of the penny. Striking the penny has become increasingly costly, and the Make Sense Not Cents Act would permanently eliminate this wasteful spending. Each penny costs nearly 4 cents to make—a number that has risen more than 20
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