“We smell a rat!” – Merkley on Epstein Cover-up
Senator Merkley demanded transparency and justice at a Senate press conference about the Epstein Files on December 16, 2025.
Republicans BLOCK Merkley’s Bill to Prevent War with Venezuela
Senate Republicans blocked Senator Merkley’s Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act, which would block federal funds from being used for a war in or against Venezuela. Read more about this bill: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/senate-republicans-block-merkleys-bill-to-prevent-war-with-venezuela/
100% Clean and Renewable Energy: The Challenge of Our Generation
In a floor speech today, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley discussed his plan to transition America to 100% clean and renewable energy by 2050, and his upcoming legislation that will lay out a pathway to “100 by 50.”
100% Clean and Renewable Energy: The Challenge of Our Generation
In a floor speech today, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley discussed his plan to transition America to 100% clean and renewable energy by 2050, and his upcoming legislation that will lay out a pathway to “100 by 50.”
Merkley Questions Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf on Illegal Accounts
Following Wells Fargo’s widespread illegal activity, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley demands accountability from Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on September 20, 2016.
Merkley: Explosing the Web of Denial Blocking Climate Action
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joins Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and others on the Senate floor on July 11, 2016, to expose the Koch Brothers-funded web of denial that is obscuring the science on climate change and blocking legislative action.
Senators Hold Press Conference Decrying GMO Labeling Proposal as Inadequate
U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Jon Tester (D-MT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) hold a press conference on July 6, 2016 to express their concerns over the Senate proposal for the labeling of genetically modified foods (GMOs) and to emphasize the importance of protecting consumers’
Merkley: Let’s Pass Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures — and End Anti-LGBT Discrimination
Following the mass shooting in Orlando, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joins Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) late on June 15, 2016 to discuss taking common-sense steps to improve gun safety and ending discrimination against the LGBT community.