Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joined 67 of his colleagues Wednesday to pass legislation designed to create jobs. The HIRE Act provides small businesses with tax cuts to hire new workers and invests in the nation’s infrastructure to put Americans to work.
Today, Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, released new legislation to crack down on Wall Street abuses and reform our financial system. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senators Jeff Merkley (OR), Carl Levin (MI), Ted Kaufman (DE), Sherrod Brown (OH), and Jeanne Shaheen (NH) put forward a new proposal today to help prevent taxpayer bailouts of financial firms by limiting high-risk speculation, also known as proprietary trading. “There is a place for
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) introduced legislation Thursday to create jobs by promoting the installation of energy-efficient renovations in commercial and multi-family residential buildings. Merkley and Pryor were joined by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Ben Cardin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after an end to the Republican filibuster and the Senate passage of a 30-day extension of unemployment assistance to millions of Americans who have been hurt by the current recession. “Tonight, Senate Democrats broke the Republican filibuster that has
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded Oregon $8.3 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to bring broadband infrastructure to Lane, Douglas and Klamath counties and the Klamath Tribal region. The Broadband
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Barack Obama visited Savannah, GA today to announce his support for a job-creating energy efficiency program that includes a financing program, as recommended by Senator Jeff Merkley. In December, Merkley wrote to the President urging him to allow families to pay for energy-efficient renovations with low-cost
WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement on reports of a Senate proposal to continue to house consumer financial protection within the Federal Reserve. Merkley is a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. “The Federal Reserve currently has authority over consumer issues,
I rise to address the Republican filibuster attacking the American worker and the Republican filibuster attacking America’s small businesses. I had the chance to go home this weekend, to start my trip home in Central Oregon, Deschutes County, 14 percent unemployment. Next door to Deschutes, Crook County, 16.8 percent unemployment.
Hood River, OR – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley toured a sustainable irrigation project in Hood River that was funded in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Senator Merkley met with the individuals behind the innovative project and the Oregon company who has put people
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