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
Merkley Chairs Hearing on Asbestos Ban Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, called and chaired a hearing on the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022. “Any expert and they will tell
Merkley, Wyden Join Warren and Murray Urging President Biden to use Executive Powers to Defend Reproductive Rights for Americans
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) in a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to immediately issue an executive order directing the federal government to develop a national plan to defend Americans’ fundamental reproductive
Chairman Merkley Applauds Interior for Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics, Protecting Public Lands & Waters
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley – the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the US. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service – applauded the Biden administration for releasing an order that will curb plastic pollution at America’s national parks. “Its great
Merkley, Wyden: Oregon Tribes to Receive Over $34 Million for Water and Sanitation Systems
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a total of $34,013,174 allocated by the Indian Health Service is headed to three tribes in Oregon. Senator Merkley, as Chairman of the Senate Appropriation Subcommittee that funds these projects, and Senator Wyden, author of the Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act,
As Asbestos Continues to Kill, Merkley to Chair Hearing on Asbestos Ban
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, announced he will hold a hearing on the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022 on Thursday, June 9, at
Merkley Invites Oregon Students to Apply for 2023 Senate Page Program
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he will be accepting applications to the U.S. Senate Page Program for spring 2023. From now until September 5, 2022, Oregon students entering their junior year of high school during the 2022-23 school year have the opportunity to apply to be part
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