Merkley Discusses Banning Elected Officials from Cashing in on Prediction Markets – MS NOW
Senator Jeff Merkley talks about his work to ban elected officials from using non-public information to make a fortune on prediction markets and to ban prediction markets that are against the public interest.
Merkley: Social Security protects against “senior years lived in desperate poverty”
Ranking Member Jeff Merkley laid out the vital importance of Social Security and the work ahead needed to address the Social Security shortfall during his opening remarks in a Senate Budget Committee hearing on March 25, 2026.
Merkley SLAMS Republican Voter Suppression Bill
Senator Merkley spoke out against the Republican SAVE America Act on the Senate floor on March 17, 2026.
Americans Need Coronavirus Relief
(Originally posted August 13th, 2020) – Americans urgently need coronavirus relief. But the Senate and White House have refused to act. We asked Oregonians why relief is critical to them. Here’s what they said.
Past Time for Senate Action
(Originally posted August 10th, 2020) – Sitting on your hands when the people of America need us—that is not acceptable in the U.S. Senate. Let’s act boldly. Let’s act decisively. Let’s recognize that we must rise to meet this national challenge, and do so now.
Senate Republicans Skipped Town
(Originally streamed live August 6th, 2020) – Senate Republicans skipped town AGAIN without a plan in place to get much needed emergency relief to workers and families. This lack of urgency is baffling and unacceptable. We need to extend the $600/week, expand SNAP, protect essential workers, and prioritize testing.
Republicans need to get serious about beating COVID-19
(Originally posted August 5th, 2020) – Senate Republicans aren’t treating this moment like the global health crisis it is. They’re not treating it like the historic economic downturn it is. Instead of a pathetic box-checking effort, they need to get serious about beating COVID-19 and getting Americans the support they
Trump’s tactics in Portland make him a violent suppressor
(Originally posted August 4th, 2020) – Here’s what Donald Trump just doesn’t get: Using secret police tactics against peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters doesn’t make him a defender of law and order; it makes him a violent suppressor.
Merkley Questions Secretary Pompeo in Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing
(Originally posted July 31st, 2020) – Extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrest, violence against indigenous peoples and LGBTQ communities, widespread corruption and human rights abuses – this is what Honduras looks like under its current president, so I asked Sec. Pompeo why this Administration continues to cozy up to Juan Orlando