Merkley Announces Bill to Create Jobs Through Renovation of Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley has cosponsored new legislation that would create jobs through the modernization and repair of schools around the country. The FAST Act could create or save 3,300 Oregon jobs through the modernization, renovation, and repair of Oregon schools. As outlined in the American Jobs
Senators Urge Super Committee to Get Jobs Score on Proposed Package
Washington, DC – A group of senators today urged the Co-Chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to take steps to ensure that Congress and the public get an independent estimate of their proposal’s impact on jobs – and do no harm to employment in America. Eleven senators
MERKLEY-ENZI AMENDMENT WOULD CALL OUT FOREIGN SUBSIDIES
Washington, DC – As Congress considers legislation to reauthorize the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi are offering a proposal to require disclosure of foreign subsidies that hurt U.S. manufacturing and other jobs. “Trade must be fair as well as free, and foreign
Merkley Statement on SEC Vote on Conflict-of-Interest Regulations
WASHINGTON – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley made the following statement today after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to approve conflict-of-interest regulations, implementing part of the Merkley-Levin provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill: “I am heartened by today’s unanimous vote at the SEC to approve conflict-of-interest regulations. This
How to keep the `super-committee’ honest on jobs
Senator Jeff Merkley is worried. He fears that it’s increasingly unlikely that the Congressional deficit “super-committee” will make a serious effort to incorporate job creation into its mission. Worse, he worries that some of its deficit-cutting proposals could actually do further harm to the economy. Senator Merkley has an idea
Super Committee Proposal Should Be Scored For Labor Market Impact
Jeff Merkley continues to be one of my very favorite senators: “We need to have every proposal that the super-committee brings out to have it scored by its jobs impact,” Merkley told me in an interview this morning. He plans to urge Democratic and GOP leaders to agree to this
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