Merkley Demands Vote to Block Kennedy Center Demolition
Trump’s allies in the Senate blocked Merkley’s bipartisan bill with Alaska’s U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski to prohibit the demolition of any national memorial to honor a U.S. president—like the Kennedy Center—without an act of Congress on September 28, 2026.
Merkley Forces Senate Vote on Trump’s Arch – Republicans BLOCK Him
Senator Merkley forced a Senate vote to ban federal funding from being used for the planning or construction of Trump’s arch on September 28, 2026. Republicans blocked his bill.
America in Jeopardy – Merkley, Warren, Van Hollen, and Smith Expose Trump’s Corruption
Senators Jeff Merkley, Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, and Tina Smith expose how Trump’s pattern of corruption puts America in jeopardy.
Plastic Pollution Action Month
We need bold action to break free from plastic pollution and protect our health, planet, and future.
Senator Merkley Reintroduces the Equality Act
On June 21, 2023, Senator Merkley announced the introduction of the Equality Act, bicameral legislation to ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans. Learn more about the Equality Act: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/news/press-releases/as-states-across-the-country-strip-away-lgbtq-rights-merkley-baldwin-booker-takano-introduce-urgently-needed-protections-through-the-equality-act
Why I’m Voting No on the Default Bill
I wanted to share my thoughts with you about why I’ll be voting no on the default bill. Simply put: it’s a disaster for our environment and attacks the foundational programs that families rely on to thrive. Read my full statement: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/news/press-releases/merkley-statement-i-cannot-in-good-conscience-vote-for-this-bill
Senator Merkley Grills Biden Administration Official on Fossil Fuel Permitting
Senator Merkley questioned White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory about the Biden administration’s continued approval of dirty energy projects, despite claims to be moving toward a renewable energy future during a Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee Hearing.
Merkley Implores Biden to Stop Republican Hostage Taking on the Deficit by Invoking 14th Amendment
Republicans are trying to make the rich even richer and flood the country with fossil fuels while dangling our economy over a cliff. President Biden needs to stop Republican hostage taking and prepare to invoke the 14th Amendment to do so. Senator Merkley joined 10 Senate colleagues in urging President
We Must Put People Ahead of Dirty Energy Profits
I refuse to accept a system in which the fossil fuel industry buys our elections to push their planet-destroying policies. We must put people over dirty energy profits and transition to renewable energy.