Etiqueta: Protecting Consumers, Taxpayers, and the Economy

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Wyden, Merkley y sus colegas critican duramente a Trump por el aumento de los costos de la atención médica y la crisis de asequibilidad para las familias estadounidenses.

5 de noviembre de 2025

Washington, D.C. – El senador estadounidense Ron Wyden anunció hoy que, junto con sus colegas del Senado, incluido el senador por Oregón Jeff Merkley, lidera una carta en la que critica duramente a Trump por su inacción ante el aumento de los costos de la atención médica para las familias estadounidenses. Wyden, Merkley y los legisladores destacaron el agravamiento de la crisis de asequibilidad, especialmente para...

Warren, Markey, Merkley Press Trump on Failure to Address American Families’ Rising Electricity Costs

October 31, 2025

Investigation reveals Trump Administration “has no explanations for its failures and no answers for American families that are hit hard by high energy costs.” Lawmakers publish new data showing electricity costs have increased 11% since Trump took office, costing families more than $70 billion in higher utilities bills over next

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Question YouTube, Google on Potential Quid-Pro-Quo Settlement With Trump Administration

October 20, 2025

Senators sound alarm after YouTube settled Trump lawsuit in the midst of antitrust lawsuit by DOJ Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to demand answers from Google and YouTube regarding whether Google’s recent $22 million settlement with Donald Trump

Tras la presión ejercida por Wyden y Merkley, el organismo regulador abre una investigación sobre el acceso de DOGE a datos sensibles de prestatarios de préstamos estudiantiles.

26 de septiembre de 2025

Washington, D.C. — Tras la presión ejercida por los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, un organismo de control ha accedido a investigar el acceso no autorizado de DOGE a datos confidenciales de prestatarios de préstamos estudiantiles mediante la infiltración en los sistemas internos del Departamento de Educación. “Dada la naturaleza confidencial de los datos que maneja el Departamento de Educación,

Whitehouse, Van Hollen, Merkley Probe ExxonMobil’s Guyana Offshore Oil Contract and the Company’s U.S. Tax Liability

September 23, 2025

ExxonMobil may have used American taxpayer funds to subsidize its foreign oil production, which it does in partnership with a Chinese state-owned company Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) sent a letter today to ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods asking for

Wyden, Merkley Call on Trump Administration to Secure Oregonians’ Food Benefits Against Hackers and Thieves

September 19, 2025

Wyden renews calls for passage of bipartisan bill to protect SNAP benefits nationwide following spike of SNAP skimming in Eastern Oregon Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called on the Trump administration to take immediate action to protect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits against

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Provide Universal Paid Leave

September 18, 2025

73 percent of American workers do not have access to paid leave Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they joined their colleagues in introducing legislation that would guarantee up to 12 weeks of partial income for workers who are forced to take leave

BLUMENTHAL & MERKLEY URGE FDA TO FINALIZE BIPARTISAN RULE CAPPING NICOTINE LEVELS FOR COMBUSTIBLE TOBACCO PRODUCTS

September 17, 2025

[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) this week led a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary and Center for Tobacco Products Acting Director Bret Koplow to urge FDA to finalize a bipartisan rule that would establish maximum nicotine levels

Casten, Merkley Demand SEC Oversight of CCP-Linked Billionaire Who Invested $75M Into Trump WLF

September 17, 2025

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) demanding it conduct full oversight of Justin Sun’s cryptocurrency company and his multi-million dollar investments into President Donald Trump’s digital assets projects, which raise serious investor

Merkley, Bonamici, Bacon Partner on Bipartisan Legislation to Ban Toxic Asbestos, Save Lives

September 16, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley partnered with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Don Bacon (R-NE-02) on a bipartisan effort to prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution in commerce of all six recognized asbestos fibers. The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025 protects the health of Americans across