Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle Secure Written Commitment from Coast Guard Acting Commandant Lunday that Newport Helicopter Will Remain
Follows Merkley placing his hold on Lunday’s nomination to lead Coast Guard, joint efforts to advocate for this essential rescue helicopter Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senator Ron Wyden and Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04), announced that they secured written commitments from Admiral Kevin Lunday,
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Alarm Over Trump Administration Siphoning At Least $2 Billion from Military Budget for Immigration Enforcement
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate and House colleagues to release a new report detailing the Trump administration’s diversion of funds and resources from the Department of Defense to the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement, and its impact on
Merkley, Wicker, Kiggans, Bonamici Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Oppose New Limits on Student Loans for Nurses
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Mississippi’s U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, along with U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), led over 140 bipartisan lawmakers to sound the alarm over a proposed framework by the U.S. Department of Education to declassify nursing degrees as
Merkley Statement on President Obama’s Decision to Reject the Keystone Pipeline
Washington– Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after President Obama rejected the Keystone XL Pipeline: “Rejecting the Keystone XL Pipeline is the right decision for our citizens, this country, and our planet. The Keystone XL Pipeline would have turned on the tap for some of the dirtiest fossil fuels
Merkley Introduces Major New Legislation to Stop New Fossil Fuel Leases on Federal Lands
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley—joined by leading environmental advocates—introduced the Keep It in the Ground Act, major new legislation to help accelerate the transition to clean energy by ending all new federal leases for oil, gas or coal extraction on public lands and waters. “Climate change is
Merkley, Brown, Shaheen Press for Information on Financial Technology Market’s Impact on Small Businesses and Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) pressed for information on the emerging financial technology market and how it is affecting small businesses and consumers who use this market to access credit. The Senators serve, respectively, as the Ranking Member
Crowdfunding Rules Finalized: Merkley Highlights New Online Options for Small Businesses to Grow
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized crowdfunding rules to allow startups and small businesses to raise funds from small-dollar investors. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley authored the provision of the JOBS Act to legalize crowdfunding, and has been repeatedly pressing the SEC to finalize the
Banking Committee Members Urge SEC Nominees to Support Rule Requiring Public Companies to Disclose Political Spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eight members of the Senate Banking Committee urged the newly-named nominees for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to support a requirement that publicly-held companies disclose their political spending to shareholders, and pressed the nominees to work to put such a rule into action should they
Merkley Applauds Administration Action to Extend Income-Based Student Loan Repayment to All Federal Borrowers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education finalized a new rule making all Americans who take out student loans directly from the federal government eligible for income-based repayment that will cap monthly payments at 10% of their discretionary income. The
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