Why I’m Voting No on the Default Bill
I wanted to share my thoughts with you about why I’ll be voting no on the default bill. Simply put: it’s a disaster for our environment and attacks the foundational programs that families rely on to thrive. Read my full statement: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/news/press-releases/merkley-statement-i-cannot-in-good-conscience-vote-for-this-bill
Merkley Implores Biden to Stop Republican Hostage Taking on the Deficit by Invoking 14th Amendment
Republicans are trying to make the rich even richer and flood the country with fossil fuels while dangling our economy over a cliff. President Biden needs to stop Republican hostage taking and prepare to invoke the 14th Amendment to do so. Senator Merkley joined 10 Senate colleagues in urging President
NEWS: AS REPUBLICANS DEMAND MAJOR CUTS TO HURT WORKING AMERICANS, 11 SENATE DEMOCRATS URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO PREPARE TO INVOKE THE 14TH AMENDMENT TO AVOID DEFAULT
Thursday, May 18, 2023 WASHINGTON, May 18 – As Congressional Republicans demand major cuts that would cause incalculable damage to the lives of working Americans, 11 Senate Democrats sent a letter on Thursday to President Joe Biden urging his administration to prepare to invoke the 14th Amendment to avoid a
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCED NEARLY $3 MILLION FOR CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO TRAIN AND EXPAND THE EV WORKFORCE
COCC Chosen as One of Fifteen Sites Across the Country for EV Technician Program Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that Central Oregon Community College (COCC) was awarded nearly $3 million to help expand the electric vehicle (EV) technician
Senator Jeff Merkley Testifies in Support of SAFE Banking Act
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley spoke in support of the bipartisan SAFE Banking Act at a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled, “Examining Cannabis Banking Challenges of Small Businesses and Workers” on May 11, 2023. Senator Merkley and Montana Senator Steve Daines introduced the SAFE Banking
Senator Jeff Merkley on the Debt Default Crisis
Republicans are willing to drive our economy off a cliff to avoid paying the bills. Here’s what’s going on with the debt default crisis, in under a minute.
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