Senator Merkley Slams USPS Delays and Downgrades on Senate Floor
Senator Merkley spoke on the U.S. Senate Floor on Monday, July 29, 2024, about recent USPS downgrades that delay and degrade service for folks in Oregon and across the country.
Senator Merkley speaks out on the need to ban Congressional stock trading
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/
Reform our Immigration System, Pass the Children’s Safe Welcome Act
Senator Merkley, Representative Kamlager-Dove, Mina Dixon Davis of the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, and Neha Desai of the National Center for Youth Law discuss the Children’s Safe Welcome Act and the need to reform our immigration system. The bicameral Children’s Safe Welcome Act embeds best practices for child
Merkley Questions Secretary of State Nominee Rex Tillerson Round 1
As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley questions Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson at his confirmation hearing.
The real cost of repeal
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor today to discuss the GOP’s plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act and dismantle health care for over 20 million Americans, and to highlight the stories of Oregonians who know all too well the real cost of repeal.
Merkley: Russian Hacking is an Attack on Democracy
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joins MSNBC’s All in With Chris Hayes to discuss Russian interference in the 2016 election and the need for a full, bipartisan and independent investigation into Russia’s hacking.
Keeping Our Promise to Rural America
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor today to discuss the need to honor the contract the federal government made with Oregon’s rural communities by extending the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) and Community Self-Determination Act.
The Keys of our Government Cannot Be Returned to Wall Street Profiteers
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate Floor today to highlight serious concerns with Trump’s appointment for Treasury Secretary: former Goldman Sachs Executive and “Foreclosure Machine” CEO Steve Mnuchin, who has said that one of his top priorities will be rolling back Wall Street reform.
Millions of Americans Scrooged This Holiday Season Without Overtime Pay
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate Floor today about the millions of Americans who should have gotten a raise today through the new overtime rule, which has been held up by Republican legal efforts.
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