{"id":7631,"date":"2023-07-19T15:22:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T19:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?page_id=7631"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:37:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:37:49","slug":"protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-economy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/about\/issues\/protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecci\u00f3n de los consumidores, los contribuyentes y la econom\u00eda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7631\" class=\"elementor elementor-7631\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-765eab07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"765eab07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-575c29c5\" data-id=\"575c29c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76de191c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76de191c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Jeff est\u00e1 luchando para arreglar nuestro sistema financiero roto y hacer que funcione para las familias de clase media y las peque\u00f1as empresas nuevamente. Jeff es un apasionado de la protecci\u00f3n del consumidor y de asegurarse de que las familias comunes est\u00e9n protegidas contra estafas y esquemas depredadores que amenazan sus bolsillos. Lider\u00f3 la lucha en Oreg\u00f3n para enfrentarse a los prestamistas depredadores del d\u00eda de pago. En el Senado de los EE. UU., luch\u00f3 para crear y fortalecer la Oficina de Protecci\u00f3n Financiera del Consumidor, la primera agencia federal con la \u00fanica misi\u00f3n de velar por los consumidores en sus transacciones financieras diarias.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5932e1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5932e1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40855bb\" data-id=\"40855bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18345b elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"c18345b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24927 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-budget tag-foreign-policy-and-national-security tag-protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-economy\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/as-trump-requests-1-5-trillion-for-pentagon-sens-markey-and-merkley-press-for-details-on-golden-dome-1-2-trillion-price-tag-mission\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAs Trump Requests $1.5 Trillion for Pentagon, Sens. Markey and Merkley Press for Details on \u201cGolden Dome\u201d $1.2 Trillion Price Tag, Mission\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 17, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Letter Text (PDF) Washington (June 17, 2026) &#8211; As Congress considers President Trump\u2019s $1.5 trillion request for Pentagon spending and SpaceX wins billions in Golden Dome contracts, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representatives John Garamendi (CA-08) and Don Beyer (VA-08), co-chairs of the bicameral Nuclear<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/as-trump-requests-1-5-trillion-for-pentagon-sens-markey-and-merkley-press-for-details-on-golden-dome-1-2-trillion-price-tag-mission\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about As Trump Requests $1.5 Trillion for Pentagon, Sens. Markey and Merkley Press for Details on \u201cGolden Dome\u201d $1.2 Trillion Price Tag, Mission\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24860 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-jobs-and-the-economy tag-natural-resources-and-rural-development tag-protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-economy tag-tackling-climate-change\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/new-merkley-bill-clears-barriers-to-renewable-energy-projects-nationwide\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNew Merkley Bill Clears Barriers to Renewable Energy Projects Nationwide\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 11, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley\u2014a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee\u2014released new legislation to oppose discriminatory barriers to renewables enacted by states, counties, and municipalities across the United States. As the Trump Administration increases electricity prices with ever-intensifying attacks on cheap<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/new-merkley-bill-clears-barriers-to-renewable-energy-projects-nationwide\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about New Merkley Bill Clears Barriers to Renewable Energy Projects Nationwide\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24858 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-foreign-policy-and-national-security tag-protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-economy tag-tackling-climate-change\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-leads-new-bill-to-prevent-lng-exports-from-raising-costs-on-american-households-businesses\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley Leads New Bill to Prevent LNG Exports from Raising Costs on American Households, Businesses\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 10, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley\u2014a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee\u2014introduced new legislation that would lower prices for American households by ensuring new liquefied fossil gas (also known as LNG) exports will not result in higher costs for families and businesses.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-leads-new-bill-to-prevent-lng-exports-from-raising-costs-on-american-households-businesses\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley Leads New Bill to Prevent LNG Exports from Raising Costs on American Households, Businesses\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24855 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-democracy tag-protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-economy\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-proposed-cftc-rule-falls-woefully-short-of-reining-in-insider-trading-and-corruption-on-prediction-markets\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley: Proposed CFTC Rule Falls Woefully Short of Reining in Insider Trading and Corruption on Prediction Markets\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 10, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley\u2014who has led the charge to oppose insider trading and corruption on prediction markets\u2014released the following statement after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced proposed rules on event contracts: \u201cUnchecked corruption on prediction markets is a bad bet for democracy and undermines<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-proposed-cftc-rule-falls-woefully-short-of-reining-in-insider-trading-and-corruption-on-prediction-markets\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley: Proposed CFTC Rule Falls Woefully Short of Reining in Insider Trading and Corruption on Prediction Markets\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24838 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-jobs-and-the-economy tag-natural-resources-and-rural-development tag-protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-economy tag-tackling-climate-change\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-fights-back-against-trumps-attacks-on-renewable-energy-projects-nationwide\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley Fights Back Against Trump\u2019s Attacks on Renewable Energy Projects Nationwide\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 9, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley\u2014a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee\u2014today unveiled new legislation to push back against the Trump Administration\u2019s attacks on renewable energy. The Restoring Renewable Energy Parity Act repeals Trump Administration executive orders targeting renewable energy projects across the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-fights-back-against-trumps-attacks-on-renewable-energy-projects-nationwide\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley Fights Back Against Trump\u2019s Attacks on Renewable Energy Projects Nationwide\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24830 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-agriculture tag-jobs-and-the-economy tag-natural-resources-and-rural-development tag-protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-economy\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-senate-democrats-trumps-staffing-cuts-at-key-usda-services-threaten-rapid-response-to-new-world-screwworm-rural-communities-food-safety-and-public-health-nationwide\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Senate Democrats: Trump\u2019s Staffing Cuts at Key USDA Services Threaten Rapid Response to New World Screwworm, Rural Communities, Food Safety, and Public Health Nationwide\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 9, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led his Senate Democratic colleagues to sound the alarm over the Trump Administration\u2019s staff cuts at critical U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies that oversee food and agriculture systems and respond to threats such as the New World Screwworm across the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-senate-democrats-trumps-staffing-cuts-at-key-usda-services-threaten-rapid-response-to-new-world-screwworm-rural-communities-food-safety-and-public-health-nationwide\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Senate Democrats: Trump\u2019s Staffing Cuts at Key USDA Services Threaten Rapid Response to New World Screwworm, Rural Communities, Food Safety, and Public Health Nationwide\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-load-more-anchor\" data-page=\"1\" data-max-page=\"87\" data-next-page=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7631\/page\/2\/\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-pagination\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\t\t\t<span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">P\u00e1gina<\/span>1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7631\/page\/2\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">P\u00e1gina<\/span>2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7631\/page\/3\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">P\u00e1gina<\/span>3<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7631\/page\/4\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">P\u00e1gina<\/span>4<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7631\/page\/5\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">P\u00e1gina<\/span>5<\/a>\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff is fighting to fix our broken financial system and make it work for middle-class families and small businesses again. 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