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Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill
Report: “Costly Consequences: How the Trump Administration Unleashed Private Student Loan Lenders” (PDF) Responses from: Citizens | College Ave | Navient | Nelnet | Sallie Mae | SoFi Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley
Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Reports of Trump Family Bribe from UAE Officials
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR),
Oregon Lawmakers Demand Homeland Security Withdraw its Federal Agents from Portland After They Tear-Gassed Oregonians
Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Bynum and Dexter: “Attacking our communities is not law enforcement: it is a blatant suppression of people’s constitutional rights.” Washington, D.C.
Republicans Again Block Merkley’s Push to Permanently Ban Pocket Rescissions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate considers bipartisan legislation to set funding for a portion of the federal government, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Probe Collapse in IRS Investigations of Wealthy Tax Cheats Under Trump
Senators: IRS investigations into abusive tax schemes plummeted last year to lowest levels in the past decade Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff
Clackamas County Town Hall – 2/6/26
Senator Merkley will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing
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Upholding my oath means protecting our communities.
Senator Jeff Merkley January 31, 2026 1:22 pm
We in Congress must act now to hold DHS and ICE accountable.
Senator Jeff Merkley January 29, 2026 9:33 pm
I’m on the Senate floor speaking about Trump’s lawless federal agents terrorizing our communities
Senator Jeff Merkley January 29, 2026 4:16 am
Congress needs to exert some muscle and rein in ICE.
Senator Jeff Merkley January 20, 2026 5:18 pm
We need to get dark money OUT of our elections!
Senator Jeff Merkley January 20, 2026 11:53 am
Merkley to Congress: Fight for government by and for the people—not by and for elites and oligarchs.
Senator Jeff Merkley January 20, 2026 10:53 am
Merkley: Interior Bill is a “Step Toward Congress Reclaiming its Constitutional Power of the Purse”
Senator Jeff Merkley January 16, 2026 10:31 am
Federal agents shot two people in East Portland.
Senator Jeff Merkley January 9, 2026 11:00 am
Merkley Leads Bipartisan Push to Tell the Truth about January 6
Senator Jeff Merkley January 8, 2026 4:21 pm
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@RepSalinas, @SenJeffMerkley, and I won't stand by as ICE and CBP continue to violate American citizens' basic rights. Tune into our Facebook livestream at 9:15 AM PT to learn about our bicameral legislation to hold ICE accountable and restore our sacred commitment to our
I passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law with @RepThomasMassie, @RepRoKhanna, and @SenJeffMerkley. The Trump administration failed to release the full Epstein files, as required by law, by last month’s deadline. If this is what they are willing to show the public,
There it is.
Trump wants to control election outcomes because he knows his party can’t win on their failed policies and disastrous track record.
We’re not going to let him.
I was a HELL NO on a blank check for ICE as Trump’s lawless federal agents terrorize communities in Oregon and across the country.
We must end the roving patrols and secret police tactics and get real accountability and justice for our communities.