Merkley Announces Key Support for Small Ports in Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced that the omnibus spending bill expected to pass the Senate and the U.S. House this week includes a provision that will help strengthen Oregon’s small ports and make sure that small ports in America receive their fair share of funding. The
Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici Announce Support for Scoggins Dam in Key Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Representative Suzanne Bonamici announced that the omnibus spending bill expected to pass the Senate and the U.S. House this week includes key legislative provisions that will help Scoggins Dam get the needed safety repairs and increased water storage
Merkley Highlights Oregon Wins in Transportation Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced several key benefits for Oregon included in the federal transportation bill passed by Congress late last night. As a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works and Banking Committees, Senator Merkley advocated for Oregon’s priorities and fought to make sure
King, Merkley Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Justice Department to Protect America’s Craft Brewers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led a bipartisan group of Senators on a letter urging the U.S. Department of Justice to protect craft brewers across America from potentially unfair and illegal trade practices on the part of larger beer companies. In the letter,
Fed Weighs Tightening Revolving-Door Curbs
The Federal Reserve is weighing new measures to tighten the restraints it imposes on bank examiners who leave the central bank for jobs with financial institutions, following questions of a revolving door between the regulator and Wall Street. The move would enhance a series of existing curbs the Fed places
Merkley, Brown, Shaheen Press for Information on Financial Technology Market’s Impact on Small Businesses and Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) pressed for information on the emerging financial technology market and how it is affecting small businesses and consumers who use this market to access credit. The Senators serve, respectively, as the Ranking Member
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