Oregon Delegation Submits State Items for Congressional Time Capsule to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday
State lawmakers’ selections celebrate Oregon’s landscapes, agriculture, vote-by-mail, songs, sports, gems, clothes and people Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senate and House members this week submitted for a congressional time capsule to celebrate America’s 250th birthday multiple items that sample from the state’s natural treasures, history, culture, sports, music and
Merkley, Bipartisan Senators Reintroduce Cannabis Banking Reform
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led a bipartisan group of Senators to reintroduce his legislation that would ensure state-legal cannabis businesses can access traditional and secure banking systems and financial services. Even with the recent federal reclassification of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III at
Foster, Merkley Introduce Bicameral Investor Choice Act
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL-11) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Investor Choice Act, legislation to prohibit pre-dispute mandatory, or “forced,” arbitration agreements and preserve customers’ ability to bring or join class action lawsuits in certain financial sectors. “Individuals shouldn’t need to surrender their legal rights because
Merkley Sounds the Alarm on GOP Tax Scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a tax scheme that raises taxes on many middle class families while giving trillions to wealthy corporations and the richest Americans. The Senate is also currently considering its own version of the
Merkley Statement on the Resignation of CFPB Director Richard Cordray
Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, who previously served as the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee’s Financial Institutions and Consumer Protections Subcommittee, released the following statement on the resignation of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray. “Richard Cordray has led the CFPB in the
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Breastfeeding Protections at Work
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), joined by Sens. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Al Franken (D-MN), announced the introduction of the Supporting Working Moms
Wyden, Merkley Seek Help for Ports of Hood River and Cascade Locks
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley today sought federal help for the Ports of Hood River and Cascade Locks, which suffered a combined $228,000 in lost toll revenue from the Eagle Creek wildfire. “The lost toll revenue for these communities means that many important economic development
VIDEO RELEASE: On One-Year Anniversary of Trump Election, Merkley Lays Out Plan to Reclaim ‘We the People’ Democracy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s election, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today released a new video laying out how “We the People” can overcome special interests and reclaim American democracy. “Our political system has been hijacked by the privileged and powerful, and we need to do
Wyden, Merkley Urge Full Funding for Invasive Weed Program
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today urged federal officials to provide full funding for a successful 40-year program that conserves and restores healthy landscapes and waterways threatened by invasive weeds. The Oregon senators’ letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke notes that full funding in 2018
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