Legislation would strip Medal of Honor from soldiers who participated in the slaughter of hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children at the Wounded Knee massacre Text of the Bill (PDF) | Bill One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Congresswoman
WASHINGTON—This week, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), incoming chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chair of the CECC, and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced the Hong Kong Judicial Sanctions Act, which would hold officials of Hong Kong’s judiciary accountable for human rights violations and support Hong Kongers
“Congress is considering legislation that, if passed into law, would expand the scale and reach of USD1 and enable the President to continue profiting off of a financial product he oversees, lining his pockets at the expense of American taxpayers and undermining our democracy.” “This is a staggering vehicle for
Washington, D.C. – As President Trump visits the Middle East this week, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maryland’s U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen—both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—today led their colleagues in demanding answers from the administration about its military operations against Houthi rebels in Yemen and
During National Travel and Tourism Week, Senators lead bipartisan Traveler Privacy Protection Act Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Louisiana’s U.S. Senator John Kennedy, Massachusetts’ U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey, and Kansas’ U.S. Senator Roger Marshall banded together to sound the alarm over the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Senators Rick Scott and Jeff Merkley introduced the bipartisan No Funds for Forced Labor Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive director at international financial institutions to oppose projects that use forced labor practices, specifically in Communist China’s Xinjiang region, known
New legislation follows reports of President Trump’s crypto-related conflicts of interest Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spearheaded a brand-new effort to crack down on cryptocurrency-related corruption by elected officials at the highest levels of the federal government. Merkley’s End Crypto
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Utah’s Senator John Curtis today introduced bipartisan legislation that reaffirms U.S. policy to support Taiwan’s democracy and engagement with the world. The Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act—which Senator Merkley previously co-led with then-Senator Marco Rubio—comes as Taiwan faces increasing military and diplomatic aggression from China. “As longstanding
Senate will vote on the GENIUS Act which will turbocharge this kind of corruption and contains no restrictions to prevent foreign countries from currying favor with President Trump by using his stablecoin Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to recent reports surrounding a billion-dollar business deal with a Trump-backed cryptocurrency
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore, said today they have joined Senate colleagues to demand that the Trump Administration stop its illegal slashing of student visas. After learning federal agencies have been revoking student visas and terminating Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)
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