Jeff está luchando para arreglar nuestro sistema financiero roto y hacer que funcione para las familias de clase media y las pequeñas empresas nuevamente. Jeff es un apasionado de la protección del consumidor y de asegurarse de que las familias comunes estén protegidas contra estafas y esquemas depredadores que amenazan sus bolsillos. Lideró la lucha en Oregón para enfrentarse a los prestamistas depredadores del día de pago. En el Senado de los EE. UU., luchó para crear y fortalecer la Oficina de Protección Financiera del Consumidor, la primera agencia federal con la única misión de velar por los consumidores en sus transacciones financieras diarias.
Warren, Hawley, Merkley Push Automakers on Their Opposition to Car Owners’ Right to Repair Their Own Vehicles
Bipartisan Letter Criticizes Auto Industry Fearmongering “The industry has raised concerns about data sharing with independent repair shops to justify opposing right-to-repair, while earning profits from sharing large amounts of personal data with insurance companies.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and
Wyden, Merkley, Murray, Cantwell Ask BPA to Carefully Evaluate Timeline and Costs and Benefits of Joining Bigger Electricity Market
Senators: “Ultimately, it is imperative that BPA’s electricity market choice improves the reliability, the affordability, and reduces the greenhouse gas emissions of our energy system.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell said today they are asking the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Call on Regulators to Protect Student Borrowers from Navient’s Flawed Cancellation Process
Congressional investigation reveals Navient may be improperly denying borrowers relief from predatory student loans Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in sending a letter to federal regulators that revealed the results of their investigation into Navient about its cancellation process for the
Wyden, Merkley Call on Department of Education to Discharge Loans for Defrauded Borrowers
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined with lawmakers from the Senate and House to urge the Department of Education to discharge student loan debt for hundreds of thousands of students in Oregon and nationwide defrauded by predatory schools. During the first
Wyden, Merkley, Salinas Announce $2 Million Federal Investment to Oregon Small Businesses to Lower Energy Costs
Seven small businesses in Marion and Jefferson counties to benefit Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas today announced a federal investment of more than $2 million to help lower energy costs for farmers and small businesses in Marion and Jefferson counties while reducing
Merkley Launches Effort to Protect Driver’s Privacy
Senator introduces new bill to address how car companies can use American’s data Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced the introduction of new legislation to protect consumer’s privacy from companies who collect and sell American’s car data. Currently, there is a troubling trend of collecting, storing,
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