Wyden, Merkley Call on Supreme Court to Protect Birthright Citizenship Against Trump’s Unconstitutional Attacks
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined 27 colleagues in calling on the Supreme Court to protect birthright citizenship by striking down Donald Trump’s unconstitutional attempts to roll back a 150-year-old precedent. “Children born in this country have only called the United States their home,
Merkley Demands Independent Probe of Funds Used by ICE, CBP to Carry Out Trump’s Cruel Immigration Enforcement
DHS Yet to Provide Clear Accounting for Nearly $170 Million from Trump’s Big, Ugly Betrayal Appropriated for Immigration Enforcement Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, led 20 of his Senate colleagues in calling on the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Senate Democrats Introduce The American Homeownership Act To Stop Wall Street’s Housing Grab and Get Homes Back into the Hands of Families
Bill ends tax breaks and housing benefits for Wall Street, corporate landlords and reinvests the savings into building new housing and helping Americans achieve homeownership Bill Text | Fact Sheet Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.),
Merkley, Markey, Beyer, Garamendi Lead Congressional Push for More Expansive Nuclear Weapons Talks with Russia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Chairs of a newly formed congressional working group on nuclear weapons and arms control—U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA-08), and U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-03)—are leading a congressional push urging the Biden administration to re-engage Russia
Merkley, Foster Lead Effort to Help Ensure Consumers Wronged by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisors Can Get Justice
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with U.S. Representative Bill Foster (D-IL-11) today to lead 12 lawmakers in the introduction of the Investor Choice Act—legislation to prohibit pre-dispute mandatory (or “forced”) arbitration agreements and ban prohibitions on class action lawsuits in customer contracts that investors often must
Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Let Every American Choose Medicare
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) today to lead nine of their colleagues in introducing the Choose Medicare Act, legislation that would give every individual who is not already eligible for Medicaid or Medicare the opportunity
Merkley Supports President Biden’s Withdrawal of American Troops From Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today, following President Biden’s announcement that all American troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021: “I strongly support President Biden’s decision to work in concert with our
Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Bill to Establish National Paid Sick Days Policy
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are co-sponsoring the Healthy Families Act, paid sick days legislation that would help keep workers, communities and the economy in Oregon and nationwide healthy. “The COVID-19 pandemic has both magnified and spotlighted the long-standing need to fix a
Wyden and Merkley: FEMA Will Now Provide Financial for COVID-19 Funeral Costs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that FEMA is providing financial assistance for eligible COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020 in Oregon and nationwide. “The COVID-19 global pandemic has left thousands of families throughout our state and country shouldering the financial
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