Press Releases

Merkley, Rounds, Panetta, Moore, Carbajal Champion Bipartisan Effort to Strengthen Monarch and Pollinator Highways

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and South Dakota’s U.S. Senator Mike Rounds partnered with U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), Blake Moore (R-UT-01), and Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) to introduce new bipartisan legislation to support pollinator-friendly habitats along roads and highways in states across America. The Roadside Pollinator Program Amendments Act builds

Merkley, Whitehouse, Warren, Kaine Sound the Alarm Over Trump Administration’s Plan to End Affordable Student Loan Repayment Program

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Rhode Island’s U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Massachusetts’ U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Virginia’s U.S. Senator Tim Kaine today led their Senate colleagues to demand answers from U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon about the Trump Administration’s proposal to eliminate affordable student loan

MERKLEY HELPS EXPOSE MORTGAGE SCAMS THAT COST FAMILIES THEIR HOMES

Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley held a press conference in Northeast Portland today to help expose mortgage modification scams that are affecting homeowners in Oregon. Merkley was joined at today’s event by victims of mortgage modification scams who shared their painful experiences and urged Oregonians to be extremely

Merkley: Debt Deal Will Undermine Success of Our Families

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the United States Senate voted on legislation to increase the debt ceiling while imposing deep cuts on programs important to many middle class families.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley voted against the bill.  He issued the following statement: “I have spent the last several days immersed in

Merkley Statement on Increased Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards

Washington, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the announcement of an agreement on a new fuel economy standard of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, a 5 percent annual improvement.  “I am pleased that the White House has taken the initiative to put together a

Merkley: Consumer Protection Bureau Will Put Main Street First

Washington, DC- Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on the official opening of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). “A cop is finally on the beat.  For too long, regulators in Washington looked the other way when financial institutions took advantage of their customers in a bid to

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