Merkley to Congress: Fight for government by and for the people—not by and for elites and oligarchs.
Senator Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to outline the corrupting force of dark money in our elections since the Citizens United Supreme Court decision and to chart a path toward disclosure and getting dark money out of our electoral process.
Merkley: Interior Bill is a “Step Toward Congress Reclaiming its Constitutional Power of the Purse”
Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor about the Interior appropriations bill and the importance of Congress reclaiming its ‘Power of the Purse.’
Merkley Leads Bipartisan Push to Tell the Truth about January 6
Senator Merkley led a bipartisan push to display a plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to defend our Capitol and our “We the People” government on January 6, 2021, after Speaker of the House Mike Johnson refused to do so.
Merkley: House Budget will Destroy 700,000 Jobs
Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the floor about the need to defeat the House budget that would eliminate 700000 jobs. Merkley explained how we can responsibly…
Merkley: We Need to Focus on Jobs, Not Attack Women’s Health Care
Senator Merkley criticizes an attempt by Republicans to strip Title X funding and put the health and well-being of millions of women at risk.
Ask Jeff: What can Congress do to Fix the Housing Crisis?
Senator Jeff Merkley answers a question from a fellow Oregonian who is concerned about the lack of action taken by Congress to address the foreclosure crisis.
Merkley Calls for End to Violence against Citizens in Egypt
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley calls for an end to violence against peaceful protesters in Egypt and urges movement toward free and fair elections.
EPA Will Work with State of Oregon on Portland Water Treatment Variance
At a hearing Wednesday, in response to a question from Senator Merkley, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said that EPA will work with the State of Oregon to ma…
Merkley: We Need a Renewed Effort to Fix the Foreclosure Crisis
Senator Merkley talks with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC about the current foreclosure crisis and how his plan will help prevent families from losing their homes. Over 300,000 foreclosures have been filed against American families each month for the past 20 months. In the past year, nearly 28,000 Oregon families have
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