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
Merkley Condemns Hong Kong Court Sentencing Pro-Democracy Advocate’s Father
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—issued a statement following the sentencing of Kwok Yin-sang, the father of U.S.-based activist Anna Kwok, who was put on trial in Hong Kong
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 on Conclusion of Impeachment Trial: “No witnesses, no documents, no full and fair trial. And so no exoneration.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today released the following statement following the conclusion of the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump: “Today, is a dark, tragic day for our nation. Today, the United Stated Senate completed the first cover up in this institution’s more than two hundred
Merkley to Introduce Rules Change to Require Witnesses for Future Impeachment Trials
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced today that he will be introducing legislation next week that would require the Senate to consider evidence and hear from witnesses in future impeachment trials. Merkley released the following statement: “A trial without witnesses and documents is not a fair and full
Merkley Statement on State of the Union
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the State of the Union Address: “This State of the Union took place under the shadow of an impeachment trial that has clearly become a cover-up. President Trump may have intended to use tonight’s speech to divert
Merkley, Young Make Bipartisan Push for WHO to Declare Coronavirus Emergency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Todd Young (R-IN) today urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the international coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). Merkley and Young serve as the top Senators on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s subcommittee that
Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week joined their Democratic colleagues in demanding Donald Trump retract the alarming threats he made last week concerning cutting earned benefits like Medicare or Social Security to pay for his tax scam, which has been a handout to
Merkley Statement on Trump Middle East Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley – a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the lead sponsor of a Senate resolution supporting a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – released the following statement regarding President Trump’s newly released plan for the Middle East: “A one-sided plan