Warren, Merkley, 40+ Lawmakers Push Regulators to Address Illegal Insider Trading in Prediction Markets
Multiple incidents prompted speculation about possible insider trading in prediction markets by federal employees Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Representative Maxine Waters, Representative Angie Craig (D-Minn.), and 37 other lawmakers, wrote to the Commodity Futures
Merkley, Cassidy, Smith, Marshall to CMS: Work with Congress to Crack Down on Bad-Faith Actors Overcharging Taxpayers for Medicare Advantage
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Louisiana’s U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D., Minnesota’s U.S. Senator Tina Smith, and Kansas’ U.S. Senator Roger Marshall sent a bipartisan letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz, M.D., urging the agency to work with Congress to
Rep. Khanna & Sen. Merkley Reintroduce the End Polluter Welfare For Enhanced Oil Recovery Act
Washington, DC — Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) alongside Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act (EOR) to end the tax break rewarding the fossil fuel industry for using carbon capture for EOR. The legislation would reform one of the largest and most
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,
MERKLEY STATEMENT ON PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT MARCOS’ VISIT TO U.S.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley – a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee – issued the following statement on the visit of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the United States: “The Philippines is the United States’ oldest ally in the
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, DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES FILE AMICUS BRIEF URGING FIFTH CIRCUIT TO REVERSE TEXAS DISTRICT COURT’S RULING ON MIFEPRISTONE
253 Members of Congress ask the Fifth Circuit to reverse Texas district court’s ruling in its entirety Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with 253 members of Congress, submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today in the
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE $10 MILLION COMING TO OREGON FOR WATER CONSERVATION PROJECTS
Interior Department investments heading to Deschutes River Conservancy, Malheur Watershed Council & Tualatin Valley Water District Monday, May 1, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that Central Oregon, Eastern Oregon and the Portland metro area will receive more than $10 million collectively