New Merkley, Raskin Legislation Bans Gambling on Elections, Sports, War, and Government Activity
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) introduced new legislation to crack down on prediction markets and the opportunity these markets invite for corruption. Merkley and Raskin’s STOP Corrupt Bets Act responds to the recent explosion of prediction markets, which now offer
Sens. Schiff and Merkley Demand Extension of Ethics Guardrails on Trump EPA Chemical Appointees, End to Conflicts of Interest
Senators urge Trump appointees to end all communication with their previous chemical industry employers to ensure the agency is serving the American people instead of private corporate interests Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), member of EPW Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Chemical
Merkley Announces Additional Oregon Town Halls April 2-4
Senator holding seven in-person conversations in Gilliam, Sherman, Klamath, Lake, Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties Bend, OR. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold seven in-person town halls for Oregonians in Gilliam, Sherman, Klamath, Lake, Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties between Thursday, April 2 and Saturday,
Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Demanding Accountability for Saudi Human Rights Abuses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced a new Senate resolution calling for accountability for Saudi Arabia’s numerous human rights violations, and requiring the State Department to produce a report determining whether the Kingdom has committed “gross violations of internationally
Merkley, Gardner Lead Senate Introduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Access to Banking Services for Legal Cannabis Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) led a bipartisan group of Senators – including Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Rand Paul (R-KY), Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Gary
Merkley Cuts Red Tape for Oregon Winegrowers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is implementing the direction he successfully included in the 2019 spending bill, instructing the agency to exempt wine grapes from regulation under the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule. The Produce Safety
Cardin, Young, Durbin, Rubio, Merkley Renew Call for Sanctions on Burmese Officials for Rohingya Atrocities
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), along with Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have renewed their bipartisan effort to impose sanctions on senior Burmese military officials who were responsible for the systematic human rights abuses against the Rohingya people and
Merkley, Rounds Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Family Leave for DOD Employees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve family and medical leave for Department of Defense (DoD) employees by simplifying and expanding the agency’s leave bank. Currently, DoD allows individual civilian employees to donate earned annual leave to specific individual
Merkley Statement on Saudi Ambassador Nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after voting against General John Abizaid’s nomination to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia: “General Abizaid has a distinguished resume, and I appreciate the time he took to meet with
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