Merkley, Klobuchar Launch New Effort to Ban Federal Elected Officials Profiting from Prediction Markets
Effort comes after reports of individuals suspiciously earning massive payouts before Iran Strikes, Venezuela Military Actions Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Minnesota’s U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar launched a new effort to prevent government officials at the highest levels from engaging in prediction markets, cracking down
Merkley: Senate Refuses to Stop Unauthorized War with Iran
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—released the following statement after the Senate voted to block U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)’s War Powers Resolutionaimed at stopping the unauthorized U.S.-Israel war in Iran: “The Trump Administration has repeatedly misled the American people about its plans for war against
Merkley, Sanders: Immediate Relief Needed for Student Loan Borrowers
Letter follows federal judge dismissing an ongoing legal challenge to borrowers under SAVE Plan repayment program Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Vermont’s U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led their Senate colleagues to press the
KLOBUCHAR, COLLEAGUES REINTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT ELECTIONS FROM INTERFERENCE
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Mark Warner (D-VA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Sheldon
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, HUFFMAN, GRIJALVA, BARRAGÁN SOUND THE ALARM ON CONTINUED EXPANSION OF LIQUEFIED FOSSIL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE, CITE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONCERNS
Lawmakers: “It is important that frontline communities are meaningfully and proactively engaged throughout environmental reviews for LNG infrastructure.” Monday, May 8, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-07), and Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44), led 40 colleagues in a bicameral
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE NEARLY $4 MILLION COMING TO OREGON FOR ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECTS
Friday, May 5, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is awarding Oregon a total of $3,847,767 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for ecosystem restoration projects across the state to restore lands and waters critical
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, MARKEY, GARAMENDI, BEYER URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO PROPOSE STEPS FOR A NEW GLOBAL NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT DIALOGUE AT UPCOMING G7 SUMMIT
Lawmakers: “Throughout the years, U.S. Presidents have spoken about the need to eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons, prevent arms racing, and avoid the ultimate catastrophe: nuclear war. Those calls have also been echoed by other world leaders.” Thursday, May 4, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley,
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