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.
Low Drug Prices Act
Americans are being ripped off by the cost of prescription drugs. We pay the highest prices of any nation in the world, even though our taxpayers do more than any other nation’s to fund groundbreaking research. Let’s work to take on the pharmaceutical industry and say it’s time to put
Your Voice
If you want to transition our energy economy away from fossil fuels and toward clean and renewable energy, then use your voice to make a difference.
We MUST Act.
Climate chaos is no longer some threat in the future that our children will face. It’s here. And it’s happening. Right now. We MUST act. http://www.ipcc.ch/report/sr15/
Enough is Enough
The Trump Administration is taking money away from FEMA so that they can pay to put more asylum seekers in detention centers. On this one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria, it is time we stand up and say enough is enough.