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.
Crowdfunding Small Business: One Dollar at a Time
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley celebrates the start of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s new equity crowdfunding rules will allow startups and small businesses in all fifty states to raise capital from small-dollar investors.
Merkley to Senate GOP: Hold Public Hearings for Judge Garland
April 27, 2016—This week in his “We the People” speech series, Senator Merkley addresses the Senate’s constitutional obligation to holding public hearings and provide advice and consent on the President’s nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States. Since 1975, the President’s Supreme Court nominees have waited an average
The SAFE Lending Act: How We Can Stop Abusive Online Payday Lenders
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley outlines the ‘Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act,’ legislation to crack down on some of the worst abuses of the payday lending industry and protect consumers from deceptive and predatory practices that strip wealth from working families.
Merkley: Finalize new tobacco regulations
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks on the Senate floor to urge the Administration to complete its review of a long-overdue tobacco ‘deeming’ rule to regulate e-cigarettes and other forms of tobacco to reduce tobacco’s harmful effects on public health, and especially the health of America’s youth.
Merkley: Stopping payday lenders in their tracks (CLIP)
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks on the Senate floor after introducing the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act to crack down on some of the worst abuses of the payday lending industry, particularly in online payday lending, and protect consumers from deceptive and predatory practices that strip
Merkley: Stopping payday lenders in their tracks
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks on the Senate floor after introducing the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act to crack down on some of the worst abuses of the payday lending industry, particularly in online payday lending, and protect consumers from deceptive and predatory practices that strip