Press Releases

Merkley, Cruz, Kim, Curtis Launch Bipartisan Effort to Expand Taiwan’s Drone Production, Support U.S. National Security

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)—a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—partnered with U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and John Curtis (R-UT) to introduce bipartisan legislation that expands cooperation between the United States

Warren, Merkley, 40+ Lawmakers Push Regulators to Address Illegal Insider Trading in Prediction Markets

Multiple incidents prompted speculation about possible insider trading in prediction markets by federal employees Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Representative Maxine Waters, Representative Angie Craig (D-Minn.), and 37 other lawmakers, wrote to the Commodity Futures

Merkley Blasts Trump Administration’s Pro-Discrimination Stance

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the Justice Department, under the leadership of Trump Administration appointees, took the unusual step of proactively filing a legal brief to argue that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is legal under federal law. Many courts have

Merkley Decries Trump Transgender Ban

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement decrying President Trump’s newly announced ban on transgender individuals serving in the military: “Discrimination doesn’t make America safer. We should gratefully accept the contributions of all patriots who want to serve our nation. Today’s Twitter announcement is a disgraceful

Merkley Introduces More Than 100 Amendments to Health Care Debate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced that he has filed over 100 amendments as part of the Senate’s health care debate, forcing Republicans to reckon with the damage that their health care plans would inflict on millions of Americans. Many of the amendments touch directly on affordability

Merkley Announces Key Oregon Wins in Senate Agriculture Appropriations Bill

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, who is the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, today announced key provisions in the Senate Agriculture Appropriations bill that will help Oregon’s rural communities. The bill was voted out of committee today on a bipartisan vote. “I was glad to partner

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