Merkley SLAMS Trump Crypto Corruption: “Open Sale of the Government”
Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor to demand anti-corruption amendments to the GENIUS Act and highlight President Trump’s blatant crypto corruption on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
Trump Forest Service Head ADMITS 1,400 Fire-Certified Employees have been PUSHED OUT
Senator Merkley pressed Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on pushing out vital fire-certified personnel ahead of fire season, and called his attempts to slash essential federal support for state, rural, and volunteer fire departments a “violation of trust.” Watch the full hearing here: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2026-budget-request-for-the-united-states-forest-service
Merkley: Netanyahu Government Withholding Food in Gaza “Violates Human Rights and International Law”
Senator Merkley spoke out against the Netanyahu government withholding food from Gaza on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Merkley draw attention to the impacts of widespread starvation in Gaza and demanded that the U.S. government to use every lever of influence it has to
Merkley Speaks on Senate Floor in Support of Blocking the Sale of Offensive Weapons to Israel
Senator Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, in support of three Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block the sale of offensive weapons to the Netanyahu government. Senator Merkley’s statement on the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-statement-on-vote-to-block-offensive-arms-sales-to-the-netanyahu-government/
My reflections on the 2024 election.
Senator Merkley reflects on the outcome of the 2024 election and the road ahead.
Fin de la Ley de Control de Viviendas Estadounidenses por parte de los Fondos de Cobertura
I wrote a bill to kick hedge funds out of our housing market, and I’m fighting to get it passed. Houses in our communities should be homes for people, not a profit center for Wall Street. Read more about the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-smith-lead-bicameral-action-to-ban-hedge-fund-ownership-of-residential-housing/
End Corporate Greed!
Sinister: billionaire corporations are buying up health care facilities—clinics, nursing homes, hospitals, and more—and using sick people to turn healthy profits. I’m fighting to put an end to this clear corporate greed!
Stop Corrupt Gratuities Act
Let’s call “after action” gifts what they really are: bribes. They shouldn’t be legal—that’s why we need to pass my Stop Corrupt Gratuities Act! More about my Stop Corrupt Gratuities Act: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-pushes-for-crackdown-on-state-local-corruption/
Senator Merkley Calls for Replacement for Salmon-Killing Chemical 6PPD
During a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the environmental impact of 6PPD, a chemical used in tires, Senator Merkley pushed for a replacement that will protect critical fish species and ecosystems. Salmon, trout, and other fish species are unlikely to recover unless we find an alternative, and
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