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.
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.
The Fight for Wall Street Reform
Senator Jeff Merkley took to the floor to talk about how working families have been hit hard by the risky business on Wall Street.