Press Releases

Merkley Announces Additional April Town Halls

Event in Union County marks his 600th town hall since elected to the U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold 11 more town halls for Oregonians in mid-April, with in-person community conversations across the state from Sunday, April 12 through Tuesday, April 15. These events come in addition to

Merkley Amendment Stops Foreign Companies from Dodging State Insurance Regulations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senator Jeff Merkley introduced an amendment today that will improve the Office of National Insurance (ONI) provisions of the Wall Street reform bill to ensure that U.S. and foreign insurers are operating on a level playing field internationally without unintentionally weakening state insurance regulation.   “As

Merkley-Levin Amendment to Crack Down on High-risk Proprietary Trading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senators Jeff Merkley (Ore.) and Carl Levin (Mich.) are introducing an amendment today to the Wall Street Reform Bill that will get high-risk proprietary trading out of the nation’s banks and ensure that other financial companies’ trading doesn’t endanger the banking system.  The amendment will

Merkley Statement in Recognition of National Nurses Week

Washington, D.C. – In recognition of National Nurses Week, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement: “Nurses make a huge difference in the lives of millions of patients every single day.  As a husband of a nurse, I know what a critical role nurses play in making sure our

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