Van Hollen, Merkley Press Lutnick for Answers on Epstein Ties
Letter follows Lutnick admission to Senator Van Hollen in Appropriations hearing that he lied about the extent and nature of his relationship with Epstein Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and Senator Jeff
Sheehy, Merkley Introduce Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act
Washington, D.C. – Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the bipartisan Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to provide Air Traffic Controllers more tools and training to keep American airspace safe. “America is the birthplace of aviation, and our hardworking air traffic controllers deserve the tools and
Hawley, Merkley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Wall Street from Buying Single-Family Homes
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Homes for American Families Act and an update of the HOPE for Homeownership Act, a comprehensive package to prohibit large institutional investors from buying up single-family homes. Their legislation is a response to the homeownership crisis in America, which has been exacerbated
U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, Jeff Merkley and Representative Gwen Moore Introduce Legislation to Diversify the Perinatal Workforce and Improve Access to Maternity Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with U.S. Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) today introduced legislation to improve access to maternity care and grow and diversify the perinatal health workforce. The
Merkley Leads Colleagues in Legislative Push to Bring Transparency to Presidential Pardons
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) today to introduce the Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2021—legislation that would require all current and future presidents to provide the American people with critical information about any
ICYMI: Momentum Builds For S.1, the For the People Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 19, 2021, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to announce that the new Senate Majority will designate the For the People Act—groundbreaking anti-corruption legislation that—as S.1. This groundbreaking anti-corruption and voting rights legislation would restore
Wyden, Merkley Sponsor Bill to Protect Workers’ Right to Organize and Make our Economy Work for Everyone
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined colleagues to introduce the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, comprehensive legislation to protect workers’ rights to stand together and bargain for fairer wages, better benefits and safer workplaces. “Some of our most vital rights and protections – child labor laws, sick
Merkley Votes to Advance Plan to Deliver Stimulus Checks to Struggling Americans, Support Frontline Workers and Main Street Businesses, Re-open Schools, and Speed Vaccinations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today following his vote to advance the process for the latest coronavirus relief proposal, which would provide badly-needed aid to help Americans make it through the pandemic: “I am deeply grateful to the public health workers and researchers who are working tirelessly around
Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Meet Shortage of Contact Tracers, Create Jobs, and Curb Infections
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley teamed up with Representative Andy Levin (D-MI) and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Tina Smith (D-MN) to introduce the Coronavirus Containment Corps Act, which would create a federal contact tracing workforce and put unemployed Americans back to