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.
OREGON LAWMAKERS: $52 MILLION USDA SEAFOOD PURCHASING AGREEMENT TO BOOST OREGON’S ECONOMY
Funding announcement comes after Merkley-led letter urged USDA for more federal support to West Coast fishermen and seafood processors Monday, May 8, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Oregon’s U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), Val Hoyle (D-OR-04), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-05), and Andrea
MERKLEY, MURRAY, WICKER, BOOZMAN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO LOWER TAX BURDEN FOR PUBLIC SERVICE NURSES
Thursday, May 4, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and John Boozman (R-AR), teamed up to introduce the bipartisan Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act, legislation to ensure that nurses in the federal Nurse Corps are not required to
MERKLEY: JULIE SU IS PASSIONATE DEFENDER OF WORKERS, FAMILIES
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced his support for Julie Su’s nomination to be Labor Secretary, after meeting to review her record. Photos of their meeting are available here. “Julie Su is a passionate defender of workers and their families. In my blue-collar
WYDEN, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES SUPPORT FTC PROPOSED RULE TO LIMIT NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS
Friday, April 21, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley and Senate colleagues today urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to move forward with a proposed rule banning noncompete agreements to give people in Oregon and nationwide the opportunity to change jobs and create new businesses. “We urge
REPS. BLUNT ROCHESTER, KIM & SENS. MERKLEY, TILLIS INTRODUCE THE NATIONAL NURSING WORKFORCE CENTER ACT
Friday, March 31, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-Calif.), along with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced the National Nursing Workforce Center Act. The bipartisan and bicameral National Nursing Workforce Center Act would establish a 2-year pilot program through the Health