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
Blumenthal & Merkley Lead Colleagues in Push to End CFTC Assault on State Prediction Markets Oversight
“Through engaging in this campaign of litigation and intimidation, the CFTC risks becoming an instrument and enabler of online prediction markets’ efforts to bypass states’ consumer protections and oversight, creating a race-to-the-bottom in gambling.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) this week led 15
Merkley: Passage of Hate Crimes Bill Marks Huge Stride Towards Equality and Justice for All
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act as part of the conference report for the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley was a co-sponsor of the hate crimes amendment. The bill will now head to the President’s
Banking on Our Small Businesses
Washington, DC – To get lending going again, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced legislation Wednesday that will assist community banks in extending credit to small businesses and consumers, urging economic growth and assisting in job creation. By allocating existing TARP funds under a new Community Credit
Wyden, Merkley Help Save Oregon Manufacturing Jobs
Washington, D.C. – Fighting against a decision by the Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) that would have devastated Oregon knife manufacturers, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) saw the amendment they co-sponsored to prohibit the reclassification of certain knives as switchblades included in the final FY
Merkley, Corker Introduce Legislation to Audit the Fed, Protect Taxpayer Dollars
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of the Federal Reserve’s extraordinary actions last year to stabilize the financial system, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Bob Corker (R-TN), members of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced legislation that will require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an audit of
Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Clears Senate and Heads For President’s Desk
Washington, D.C. – Working to improve Oregon’s waterways and alternative energy technology capabilities, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced today that the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act is on its way to the President’s desk for signature. The bill, which includes nearly
Merkley Joins Effort to Provide Assistance to Unemployed Oregonians
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced today that he has co-sponsored legislation to extend assistance to those currently unemployed. The legislation will provide up to an additional twenty weeks of unemployment insurance benefits to Oregonians who have exhausted their benefits by the end of December 2009. “During these
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