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 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
Wyden, Merkley: President Biden Can and Should Cancel up to $50,000 in Federal Student Loan Debt Immediately
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined colleagues in reintroducing a resolution outlining a bold plan for President Biden to tackle the student loan debt crisis by using his authority to cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt for Federal student loan borrowers.
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