Merkley Presses Trump Official to Support Oregon and American Manufacturing
Senator Merkley pressed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to support Oregon and American manufacturers by continuing the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) during a Senate Appropriations hearing. The Trump Administration moved to eliminate the MEP program earlier this year.
Congress has the power to declare war, not the President.
Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor in support of Senator Kaine’s war powers resolution on June 27, 2025.
Republicans BLOCKED bill to protect borrowers from crushing student debt
I was the first in my family to go to college. I know how difficult it can be to access higher education. I just brought my SOAR Act—a student loan repayment plan that protects borrowers from unaffordable student loan payments—to the floor for a vote. Republicans BLOCKED IT.
The Merkley-Levin Amendment to End High-risk Trading Should be Voted On
Senator Merkley takes to the Senate floor and calls for a vote on the “Volcker Rule” to prohibit lending banks and major financial institutions from engaging…
Sen. Merkley Calls for an End to Obstruction on Behalf of Wall St
Senator Jeff Merkley took to the floor to demand answers as to why Senators were protecting Wall Street by blocking the Merkley-Levin amendment from getting a vote. The Merkley-Levin amendment would ban high-risk trading inside our lending and depository institutions and end conflicts of interest on Wall Street.
Merkley: Let there be a vote on Volcker
Senator Jeff Merkley talks with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC about the effort by Wall Street lobbyists to kill the Merkley-Levin amendment that will put an end to high-risk trading and ban conflicts of interest.
Merkley-Levin Amendment Promotes Lending to Small Businesses
Senator Merkley talks about his amendment with Senator Levin to take high-risk trading out of commercial banks in order to free up lending for small business…
Senator Merkley Honors Nurses During National Nurses Week
Senator Merkley took to the floor to recognize the more than three million nurses nationwide during National Nurses Week.
Senator Merkley Advocates for Strong Consumer Protection
Senator Jeff Merkley stresses the importance of creating a Consumer Financial Protection Agency in order to prevent financial scams from hurting our working families.
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