Wyden, Merkley Call on Trump Administration To Stop Targeting Critical Health Care Providers Based On Political Ideology
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called on federal officials to implement the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provision of the bipartisan CARES Act as Congress intended and to stop targeting critical, safety-net health care providers like Planned Parenthood based on political ideology. In a letter to Small
Tlaib, Merkley Lead Bicameral Letter Opposing Fed Bailout of Oil and Gas Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led a bicameral letter to Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell, with 45 of their colleagues, opposing the Fed’s expansion of the Main Street Lending Program to companies within the oil and gas industry. The group of lawmakers feel the expansion
Merkley, Colleagues Continue to Lead Charge to Protect Consumers from Internet Shut-Offs During Pandemic
Washington, DC – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced he is continuing his push to protect Americans’ access to utility services by introducing new legislation to put a moratorium on internet shut-offs during the pandemic, protecting access to an essential utility for receiving critical public health information, working from
Merkley: Cataclysmic Jobs Numbers Must Be an Urgent Wakeup Call
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor released the national jobs report for the month of April, showing catastrophic job losses across the nation: “These shocking numbers need to be an urgent wakeup call for President Trump and Senator
Merkley, Daines Lead Bipartisan Push to Boost Credit Counseling Services for American Consumers
Washington, DC – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) are leading a bipartisan group of five senators in pushing Senate leadership to include $700 million in funding over two years for non-profit credit counseling services—critical services that would help consumers and small businesses with debt avoid
Merkley Statement on Senate Coronavirus Relief Negotiations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after voting against a Republican proposal that would bail out well-connected industries while delivering insufficient relief for working Americans. For days, Merkley has been working intensely to try to move forward a third coronavirus relief package that will
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