Republican Ballroom Funding Bill “Doesn’t do a Damn Thing” to Help Families – Merkley
Senator Merkley torches the Republican focus on weaponizing reconciliation to fund Trump’s ballroom as families are struggling to pay for groceries, rent, and gas during a press conference on May 12, 2026.
Put Families Ahead of Predatory Payday Lenders – Merkley Calls for Commonsense Guardrails
Senator Jeff Merkley brought a Joint Resolution of Disapproval to the Senate floor to undo the Trump Administration’s industry giveaway to predatory payday lenders and restore critical consumer protections.
Merkley Forces Vote to Rein in Trump’s Illegal War with Iran
Senator Jeff Merkley forced a War Powers Resolution vote to rein in Trump’s unconstitutional war with Iran on May 13, 2026.
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
Merkley Calls for Recall of Tobacco Candy
In the wake of a new study outlining numerous cases where children have been poisoned by tobacco candy, Oregons Senator Jeff Merkley and Ohios Senator Sherrod Brown have called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to immediately remove the products from the market.