Senate Passes Landmark Housing Bill with Merkley-Inspired Provision to Crack Down on Hedge Fund Control of American Homes
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a long-time champion of kicking hedge funds out of the housing market—released the following statement after the Senate passed an updated version of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the biggest housing bill in 30 years, that includes the first-ever limits
Merkley, Panetta Announce Bicameral Resolution Marking National Pollinator Week 2026
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced a bicameral resolution to recognize the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States. The resolution designates June 22 through June 28, 2026, as “National Pollinator Week,” to emphasize the vital
At Town Halls Across the State, Oregonians Tell Merkley That the Ultra Wealthy Need to Pay More to Save Social Security
Merkley Polled Attendees at His Recent Town Halls in Each of Oregon’s 36 Counties on Their Views of How to Prevent Social Security from Going Insolvent As of 2025, Nearly 965,000 Oregonians Receive Social Security Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate
Merkley, Eshoo Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Unwanted Robocalls and Texts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) today introduced the Regulatory Oversight Barring Obnoxious (ROBO) Calls and Texts Act of 2019. Amid growing frustration from Americans whose cell phone are being bombarded on a daily basis, this legislation would crack down on unwanted and
Wyden, Merkley Join Effort to Preserve Sea Grant Program Funding After Trump Administration Proposed Cuts
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined 25 of their Senate colleagues in an effort to preserve funding for the National Sea Grant College Program (Sea Grant) following the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate its funding in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget. In a bipartisan
Wyden, Merkley Press USDA to Ensure Timely Implementation of Conservation and Forest Management Programs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today sought answers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) following concerns that new agency policy is derailing vital and time-sensitive conservation and forest management programs in Oregon. The USDA has thousands of cooperative agreements in Oregon and across the
Merkley, Kennedy Announce Introduction of Bill to Prevent In-Flight Entertainment Systems that Spy on Passengers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following recent reports that airlines could be using in-flight entertainment systems to spy on passengers, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) today announced the introduction of new, bipartisan legislation that would safeguard passengers’ privacy in the air. The Passenger Privacy Protection Act of 2019
Merkley, Wyden Announce More than $7 Million in AmeriCorps Funding for Oregon
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that Oregon has received more than $7 million in AmeriCorps funding to deploy 402 members to serve nonprofits in Bend and Portland. “Last month I had the opportunity to visit a Heart of Oregon program, YouthBuild, in
Merkley: Even With Rosy Assessment Methods, ITC Report Confirms NAFTA 2.0 Will Fail U.S. Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement regarding the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) report on President Trump’s proposed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation: “Over the years, ITC reports have produced notoriously optimistic assessments of proposed trade deals, few if any of which have
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