Banking Committee Members Urge SEC Nominees to Support Rule Requiring Public Companies to Disclose Political Spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eight members of the Senate Banking Committee urged the newly-named nominees for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to support a requirement that publicly-held companies disclose their political spending to shareholders, and pressed the nominees to work to put such a rule into action should they
Sen. Merkley wants to ban e-cig flavors, marketing appealing to kids
WASHINGTON, DC — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) wants to tighten the FDA’s control of the tobacco industry by banning the use of flavors and marketing that appealls to children in e-cigarettes. Sen. Merkley told KATU he’s frustrated and angry at tobacco companies which claim these products — which have names
Merkley Raises Alarm on Impending Debt Ceiling Battle
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley took to the Senate Floor today to discuss the impending deadline to lift the debt ceiling before the nation’s borrowing authority runs out on November 3rd. Merkley noted that America has an obligation to pay its debts and that the full faith and
Merkley Presses for Fix to Rural Development Rental Assistance Shortfall that Could Kick Low-Income Oregonians Out of their Homes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, the Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, brought a key Oregon witness, Tony Chrisman, to testify before the panel on an impending rural housing disaster. Specifically, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development agency – due to a budget
Senators Press OMB to Quickly Review Rule Finally Regulating E-Cigarettes and Other Unregulated Tobacco Products
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), joined by Sens. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), pressed the White House
Wyden, Merkley Aim to Lower the Cost of College
WASHINGTON – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today introduced legislation to make college more affordable for students and families in Oregon and across the country. The PARTNERSHIPS Act would encourage states to hold down college tuition costs by creating a program that provides federal matching funds for
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