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.
A Legacy America Must Confront
(Originally posted June 19th, 1865) – On June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally received the news that they were free. 155 years later, we as a nation are still struggling to understand that the legacy of slavery is systemic
Merkley Leads Colleagues in Demanding Equality Act Passage
(Originally streamed live on June 18th, 2020) – I’m taking to the Senate Floor to demand that Mitch McConnell finally bring the #EqualityAct up for a vote. Last week’s devastating rollbacks in health care protections for transgender Americans makes clear that EQUALITY CANNOT WAIT.
Merkley Demands Action, Change, and Passage of the Justice in Policing Act
(Originally streamed live on June 16th, 2020) – Now is the time to be agents of change. I’m taking to the Senate Floor to demand action and call on the Senate to pass Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris’s “Justice in Policing Act.”
The Beat with Ari Melber
(Originally posted May 22nd, 2020) – What we have under the Trump administration is a wholesale attack on the structure of the Constitution, as this president systemically destroys the checks and balances of our government.
The Rebuilding Main Street Act
(Originally streamed live May 19th, 2020) – I’m LIVE right now with Senators Chris Van Hollen and Chris Murphy to talk about our new bill that will give small businesses the flexibility and financial help they need right now. Join us!
To our nurses and front line health care workers…
(Originally posted May 11th, 2020) – Our nurses and front line health care workers are more than just heroes. They’re life-saving medical professionals who are begging our government to get them the personal protective equipment (PPE) they need to battle the coronavirus in our communities. There’s no excuse for the
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