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Senator Merkley speaks out on the need to ban Congressional stock trading

July 12, 2024

Senator Merkley gave remarks at a press conference on the need to pass the ETHICS Act to ban lawmakers from buying and trading stocks. Politicians should work for the public, not for their stock portfolios. Watch the full press conference: https://youtube.com/live/xb6-Fs8xVb4 Read more about the ETHICS Act: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/peters-merkley-hawley-and-ossoff-announce-historic-bipartisan-agreement-to-advance-legislation-to-ban-member-stock-trading/

Merkley, Padilla Lead New Legislation to Protect U.S. Elections from Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence

July 12, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and California’s U.S. Senator Alex Padilla—along with Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Peter Welch (D-VT)—today announced the introduction of the Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence Regulations (FAIR) Elections Act. The bill aims to ensure the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) does

Senator Merkley Voices Support for the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act

June 12, 2024

Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor in support of strong ethics guardrails for Supreme Court justices and the need to pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act on June 12, 2024.

Merkley Applauds Federal Agency Rejecting Proposal to Bet on US Congressional Elections

September 22, 2023

Senator Led Colleagues in Urging CFTC to Reject KalshiEX LLC’s Congressional Control Contracts Proposal Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley applauded the Commodity Future Trading Commission (CFTC) for rejecting a proposal by a private prediction market operator that would have allowed for legal gambling on U.S. elections

Merkley, Wyden Join Legislation to Safeguard Elections from Partisan Interference

August 3, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues to introduce the Preventing Election Subversion Act, legislation which would institute new safeguards to insulate state election administration from partisan pressure, and empower non-partisan local election officials. In 2022, state legislators across the country introduced over 150 bills

Merkley, Colleagues: No Gambling on Elections

August 2, 2023

Senators: “Mass commodification of our democratic process would raise widespread concerns about the integrity of our electoral process. Such an outcome is in clear conflict with the public interest and would undermine confidence in our political process.” Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led Senators Sheldon Whitehouse

KLOBUCHAR, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT THE FREEDOM TO VOTE AND STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY

July 18, 2023

The Freedom to Vote Act will set basic national standards to make sure all Americans can cast their ballots in the way that works best for them, regardless of what zip code they live in. Tuesday, July 18, 2023 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Committee

KLOBUCHAR, COLLEAGUES REINTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT ELECTIONS FROM INTERFERENCE

May 9, 2023

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Mark Warner (D-VA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Sheldon

SENATORS, REPRESENTATIVES UNVEIL BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO END CORRUPT STOCK TRADING ACTIVITIES BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

April 18, 2023

ETHICS Act comes after over a year of collaboration and amid calls for government accountability Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Ohio’s Senator Sherrod Brown led 21 Senators today in introducing the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act. This bill is

MERKLEY INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO ENSURE EVERY QUALIFIED SUPREME COURT NOMINEE RECEIVES SENATE CONSIDERATION AND VOTE

March 16, 2023

Thursday, March 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – In the wake of Senate Republicans’ refusal to grant then-Judge Merrick Garland a hearing or vote when he was nominated to the Supreme Court in 2016, followed by their rushed confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett right before the 2020 election, Oregon’s U.S.