Jeff is committed to protecting the rights and liberties of all Americans. Since its creation, our nation has come a long way in the march toward equality and fairness, but there is still much work to be done. All Americans deserve the opportunity to live, work, and succeed without facing discrimination.
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
Lee, Merkley Introduce the Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy Act
WASHINGTON – Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the bipartisan Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy Act, legislation to restore vehicle owners’ control over their personal data in an era of rapidly advancing automotive technology. With connected vehicles projected to make up 95% of all new vehicles on the road by 2030,
KHANNA, MERKLEY, CORNYN, TUBERVILLE, AND CARTER JOINED BY PARIS HILTON IN CELEBRATING THE STOP INSTITUTIONAL CHILD ABUSE ACT PASSING THE HOUSE, HEADS TO PRESIDENT’S DESK
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), were joined by Paris Hilton in celebrating the passage of the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act in the House. The legislation, which passed the Senate last
Merkley, Baldwin, Booker, 40+ Senators: No New Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Abortion Provisions in Must-Pass Government Funding Bills
45 Senators: “Partisan, discriminatory, and harmful policy riders have no place in must-pass legislation such as appropriations bills” Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Wisconsin’s U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, and New Jersey’s U.S. Senator Cory Booker led a group of over 40 Senators to urge Senate Appropriations Committee
Merkley, Cornyn, Tuberville Bipartisan Bill to Protect Kids from Institutional Abuse Unanimously Passes Senate
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has passed bipartisan legislation by Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Texas’ U.S. Senator John Cornyn, and Alabama’s U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville to provide much-needed analysis and evaluation of the troubled teen industry. The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act now awaits action in the U.S.
We need oversight for TSA’s facial recognition system.
I’m pushing for rigorous oversight of TSA’s facial recognition system—the building blocks for a national surveillance state. Remember: you can opt out!