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 Leads Senate Resolution Denouncing ‘Horrors of Authoritarianism’
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a new resolution condemning authoritarianism in all its forms and opposing the implementation of authoritarian policies in the United States of America. The resolution continues Merkley’s work to sound the alarm bells over what he has called the “authoritarian slide” both
Merkley Puts Support Behind Expanding Workplace Rights for Domestic Workers
Bill by Sens. Gillibrand, Luján Would Guarantee Domestic Workers Basic Rights Such as Overtime Pay, Time Off, Sick Leave, Meal and Rest Breaks, and Legal Protections from Harassment and Unsafe Working Conditions Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced his continued support for the reintroduced Domestic Workers Bill
Merkley: Closure of Ashland Community Hospital’s Birthing Center and Inpatient Care Will Negatively Impact Southwestern Oregonians
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley said today he is concerned about the planned closure of labor and delivery services and inpatient care at Ashland Community Hospital and called on Asante Health System to support families and clinicians affected by the decision. Earlier this month, Asante announced it
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Answers from ICE on Racial Profiling of Tribal Members, Refusal to Accept Tribal IDs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand answers regarding the outrageous mistreatment of Tribal citizens by ICE in a number of recent incidents. In their letter, the lawmakers called out reports of ICE improperly stopping or detaining Tribal citizens for no
Merkley, Oregon Delegation: No New ICE Facilities in Oregon
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led his Democratic colleagues in the Oregon congressional delegation—Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)—in demanding urgent answers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about any plans to expand
Merkley, Luján: No Business as Usual Until Justice Delivered for Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and New Mexico’s U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján—the lead Senate sponsors of the Epstein Files Transparency Act—announced they would block any pending civilian nominations before the Senate from being carried over to the new session of Congress in response to the
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