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.
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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