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.
Merkley Reads Coretta Scott King’s Letter
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley reads a letter in opposition to Jeff Sessions from civil rights icon Coretta Scott King. Senator Elizabeth Warren was censured for reading the same letter on the Senate Floor earlier.
Merkley Explains ‘No’ Vote on Tillerson
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor today to discuss his decision to vote ‘no’ on ExxonMobil CEO Rexx Tillerson for Secretary of State.
Lady Liberty Is Crying
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor today to denounce President Trump’s Executive Orders banning Muslim refugees and immigrants and demand that Trump reverse these orders immediately.
Merkley Decries Trump Muslim Ban at Washington County Town Hall
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks to hundreds in Tigard about Trump’s Executive Order stopping refugee admissions into the United States and shutting down visas for seven majority-Muslim nations.
Merkley Decries Trump Muslim Ban at Multnomah County Town Hall
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks to thousands in Portland about Trump’s Executive Order stopping refugee admissions into the United States and shutting down visas for seven majority-Muslim nations.
Merkley Questions Office of Management and Budget Director Nominee Mick Mulvaney Round 2
As a member of the Senate Budget Committee, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley questions Office of Management and Budget nominee Mick Mulvaney at his confirmation hearing.