Wyden, Merkley Announce $1 Million Grant to Establish a New Mobile Integrated Health Program in Wheeler County
Washington D.C.—U.S.Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., today announced an investment of $1 million for the Oregon Office of Rural Health (ORH) to help improve access to healthcare in Wheeler County. “With Trump’s cruel cuts to Medicaid, rural healthcare is on life support right now and needs thoughtful
Merkley Statement on Conclusion of Global Plastics Treaty Talks
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a long-time leader and fierce advocate for tackling the plastic pollution crisis across its entire life cycle—released the following statement after the conclusion of the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) in Geneva, Switzerland: “For plastics, many
Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas, Bynum, Dexter Statement on Antisemitism and Hate
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine Dexter today issued the following statement on antisemitism and hate in response to recent hateful acts in Oregon. “Speaking out against antisemitism and hate rooted in identity
Merkley Joins Effort to Ease the Financial Burden of Flood Protection for Rural Communities
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joined Montana Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester in an effort to make it easier and more affordable for rural communities to comply with flood protection requirements. “Many Oregon communities are already struggling with high unemployment and a lackluster economy and can’t afford
Senate Passes Merkley-Klobuchar Amendment to Protect Homeowners
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, an amendment put forth by Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar to the Wall Street reform bill passed the Senate by a vote of 63-36. The amendment will protect homeowners by prohibiting mortgage lenders and loan originators from receiving hidden payments when they
Merkley Introduces Amendment to Protect Homeowners from Deceptive Mortgage Practices
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley introduced an amendment to the Wall Street reform bill that will ban one of the most egregious mortgage practices that directly led to millions of families losing their homes. The amendment will ban mortgage lenders and loan originators from receiving hidden payments
Merkley Amendment Stops Foreign Companies from Dodging State Insurance Regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senator Jeff Merkley introduced an amendment today that will improve the Office of National Insurance (ONI) provisions of the Wall Street reform bill to ensure that U.S. and foreign insurers are operating on a level playing field internationally without unintentionally weakening state insurance regulation. “As
Merkley-Levin Amendment to Crack Down on High-risk Proprietary Trading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senators Jeff Merkley (Ore.) and Carl Levin (Mich.) are introducing an amendment today to the Wall Street Reform Bill that will get high-risk proprietary trading out of the nation’s banks and ensure that other financial companies’ trading doesn’t endanger the banking system. The amendment will
Merkley Statement on the Nomination of Solicitor General Kagan to the Supreme Court
Senator Merkley’s statement on President Barack Obama nomination of U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court.
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