Merkley Demands Senate Act NOW to Release Epstein Files
Senator Merkley spoke on the floor to urge Senate passage of his bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Merkley Calls to Reopen Government and Extend Health Care Tax Credits
Senator Jeff Merkley took to the Senate floor to break the impasse and immediately reopen the government by passing a one-year extension of tax credits folks rely on for affordable ACA health care coverage.
Merkley Calls on Burma to Repatriate Rohingya and Resolve Humanitarian Crisis
As horrifying acts against the Burmese Rohingya minority and the related refugee crisis continue, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley calls on Burma to safely repatriate Rohingya and resolve the humanitarian crisis.
Senator Merkley Calls for Immediate Action to Restore CHIP Funding
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley took to the Senate floor to call for immediate action to restore funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Senator Merkley Presses Trump’s Environmental Nominees on Climate Disruption
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley asks President Trump’s nominees for top environmental positions about the administration’s report that outlines the human impact on climate disruption. The nominees refuse to accept the facts in front of them.
Senator Merkley Speaks Out Against EPA Nominee Wehrum
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley took to the Senate floor to speak out against the nomination of William Wehrum for a top EPA position. Wehrum has refused to acknowledge the clear human impact on climate disruption and downplayed time and time again the dangers of mercury and power plant emissions.
Senator Merkley Speaks Out Against NLRB Nominee
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to vote no on National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Nominee Peter Robb, a man who has made a career out of undermining workers’ rights.
Senator Merkley Speaks Out Against Anti-Union Attacks
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley took to the Senate floor to speak out against powerful and privileged Americans’ attempt to kneecap unions through the Supreme Court JANUS v. AFSCME case.