{"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":"\t\t<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 is fighting to fix our broken financial system and make it work for middle-class families and small businesses again. Jeff is passionate about consumer protection and making sure that ordinary families are protected against scams and predatory schemes that threaten their pocketbooks. He led the fight in Oregon to take on the predatory payday lenders. In the U.S. Senate, he&#8217;s fought to create and strengthen the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the first-ever federal agency with the sole mission of looking out for consumers in their everyday financial transactions.<\/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-25245 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-economy tag-standing-up-for-civil-and-human-rights\" 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\/blumenthal-durbin-hirono-merkley-demand-answers-after-unqualified-organization-with-close-ties-to-ice-receives-no-bid-contract-to-provide-legal-services-to-migrant-children\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBLUMENTHAL, DURBIN, HIRONO, &amp; MERKLEY DEMAND ANSWERS AFTER UNQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION WITH CLOSE TIES TO ICE RECEIVES NO-BID CONTRACT TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO MIGRANT CHILDREN\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\tAugust 18, 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>\u201cThis award is concerning given the incredible lack of details provided in the award notice, the nonexistence of legal services provided by your organization, the Trump Administration\u2019s continued use of no-bid awards\u2026and the Trump Administration\u2019s staggering disregard for the welfare of children in immigration enforcement.\u201d [WASHINGTON, D.C.] \u2013 U.S. Senator<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/blumenthal-durbin-hirono-merkley-demand-answers-after-unqualified-organization-with-close-ties-to-ice-receives-no-bid-contract-to-provide-legal-services-to-migrant-children\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about BLUMENTHAL, DURBIN, HIRONO, &amp; MERKLEY DEMAND ANSWERS AFTER UNQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION WITH CLOSE TIES TO ICE RECEIVES NO-BID CONTRACT TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO MIGRANT CHILDREN\" 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-25198 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-democracy 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\/merkley-senate-colleagues-introduce-new-legislation-to-close-ethics-loopholes-for-all-officials-representing-the-u-s-abroad\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Senate Colleagues Introduce New Legislation to Close Ethics Loopholes for All Officials Representing the U.S. Abroad\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\tAugust 7, 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 Foreign Relations Committee\u2014led a group of Senate Democrats in introducing the Transparency in the Administration\u2019s Business Opportunities Overseas (TABOO) Act. The new legislation mandates strong ethics requirements for every individual representing the United States government in negotiations<\/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-colleagues-introduce-new-legislation-to-close-ethics-loopholes-for-all-officials-representing-the-u-s-abroad\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Senate Colleagues Introduce New Legislation to Close Ethics Loopholes for All Officials Representing the U.S. Abroad\" 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-25193 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-plastic 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-correa-launch-new-effort-to-fix-misleading-recycling-labels\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Correa Launch New Effort to Fix Misleading Recycling Labels\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\tAugust 7, 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>Truth in Labeling Act Aims to Restore Consumers\u2019 Confidence in Packaging Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) announced their new Truth in Labeling Act of 2026. The bicameral legislation would establish clear federal guidelines for labeling consumer products that are recyclable,<\/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-correa-launch-new-effort-to-fix-misleading-recycling-labels\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Correa Launch New Effort to Fix Misleading Recycling Labels\" 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-25187 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-appropriations tag-bipartisan-actions 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\/murkowski-merkley-seek-information-on-executive-order-targeting-smithsonian\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMurkowski, Merkley Seek Information on Executive Order Targeting Smithsonian\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\tAugust 6, 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 U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chair of the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Interior Subcommittee, sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum requesting additional information on the Department of the Interior&#8217;s (DOI) planned implementation of Executive Order<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/murkowski-merkley-seek-information-on-executive-order-targeting-smithsonian\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Murkowski, Merkley Seek Information on Executive Order Targeting Smithsonian\" 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-25174 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-bipartisan-actions 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-curtis-announce-bipartisan-alan-reinstein-ban-asbestos-now-act-of-2026\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Curtis Announce Bipartisan Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2026\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\tAugust 4, 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, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and John Curtis (R-UT), respectively the Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, teamed up to introduce bipartisan legislation that&nbsp;would finally end all commercial and<\/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-curtis-announce-bipartisan-alan-reinstein-ban-asbestos-now-act-of-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Curtis Announce Bipartisan Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2026\" 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-25162 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-democracy tag-protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-economy tag-standing-up-for-civil-and-human-rights tag-voting-rights\" 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-sweeping-legislation-to-counter-trumps-authoritarian-takeover-of-u-s-and-defend-our-democracy\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley Leads Sweeping Legislation to Counter Trump\u2019s Authoritarian Takeover of U.S. and Defend Our Democracy\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\tAugust 4, 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 unveiled the For Our Republic Act, a comprehensive legislative package to fight back against President Trump\u2019s aggressive authoritarian takeover of American democracy. The brand-new For Our Republic Act includes provisions to directly oppose Trump\u2019s authoritarian playbook, including defending independent government watchdogs,<\/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-sweeping-legislation-to-counter-trumps-authoritarian-takeover-of-u-s-and-defend-our-democracy\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley Leads Sweeping Legislation to Counter Trump\u2019s Authoritarian Takeover of U.S. and Defend Our Democracy\" 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=\"89\" 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\">Page<\/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\">Page<\/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\">Page<\/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\">Page<\/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\">Page<\/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>\n\t\t","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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