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 on Maddow: We must extend UI
Jeff Merkley talked with Rachel Maddow on the need to renew unemployment insurance.
Merkley: We Must Fix Military Retiree Cuts
Senator Merkley gives a floor speech on his opposition to the COLA changes for military retirees that was included in the budget agreement last year.
Merkley: Congress Shouldn’t Leave Jobless Out in the Cold
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley gave a floor speech before Congress adjourned for winter break decrying that unemployment insurance won’t be extend for million…
Merkley on MSNBC Daily Rundown on Rules Change Victory
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley talked to Chuck Todd of MSNBC about his successful effort to change the rules.
Merkley: Advise and Consent se ha convertido en Block and Destroy
El Senador Merkley habló en la sala el 13 de noviembre de 2013 sobre la necesidad de cambiar las reglas para permitir votos a favor o en contra de los nominados.
Merkley: It’s Time to Change the Senate Rules
Senator Merkley spoke on the floor on the need to change the Senate rules.
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