Merkley SLAMS Trump Ballroom Boondoggle
Senator Merkley objected to Republican attempts to authorize express approval to fund Trump’s ballroom project.
“Why Are You Targeting Nurses?” — Merkley Presses McMahon on Professional Degrees for Nurses
Senator Merkley pressed Education Secretary Linda McMahon on gutting TRIO programs and on her efforts to make it harder for nurses to pursue graduate education amid a dire shortage of health care workers.
Congress Must Act NOW to End Trump’s Illegal War with Iran
Senator Jeff Merkley spoke in support of passing War Powers Resolutions to rein in President Trump’s unconstitutional war with Iran on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
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.
Sen. Merkley Talks to Dylan Ratigan about Common Sense Reform for Wall Street
Senator Merkley spoke with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC to talk about the need to ban high-risk trading inside our lending banks so that we can return to the days where the banks’ central focus was to lend to small businesses and families.
Merkley Amendment Takes on Conflicts of Interest Like Those in Goldman Case.wmv
Three reasons to eliminate high-risk trading from the big banks and financial firms: 1)End bailouts 2)End conflicts of interest like we saw in the recent Goldman Sachs case 3)Support lending to small businesses
Merkley Amendment Takes on Conflicts of Interest Like Those in Goldman Case
Senator Merkley: Three reasons to eliminate high-risk trading from the big banks and financial firms: 1)End bailouts 2)End conflicts of interest like we saw in the recent Goldman Sachs case3)Support lending to small businesses
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