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.
CNN: Merkley calls Donald Trump Muslim comments “Wrong and Dangerous”
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley speaks with CNN’s John Berman on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S.
The Worst Idea From Any Presidential Candidate. Ever.
Today, after GOP Presidential Candidate Donald Trump issued a proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S., Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley strongly denounced the proposal on the Senate floor, calling it “the single worst idea I have heard from any presidential candidate, ever.”
Merkley decries Republican efforts to slip Wall St. favors into must-pass spending bills
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, the Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, speaks on the Senate floor to decry Republican efforts to slip poison pill riders letting Wall Street return to reckless and risky practices into must-pass, year-end spending bills. Despite the risk of
Merkley: Improving veterans care
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joins Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) along with veterans groups and health care advocates to introduce the Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act—a bill that would make common-sense changes in VA staffing policies to improve veterans care and working conditions
Merkley: Why we need to keep fossil fuels in the ground
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks on the Senate floor to urge Congress to support the Keep it in the Ground Act and accelerate the transition from a fossil fuel economy to a clean energy economy.
Keep it in the Ground: Combatting Climate Change by Keeping Fossil Fuels in the Ground
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley explains the importance of combating climate change and how we can reduce carbon pollution by keeping fossil fuels in the ground.