Senator Merkley Slams USPS Delays and Downgrades on Senate Floor
Senator Merkley spoke on the U.S. Senate Floor on Monday, July 29, 2024, about recent USPS downgrades that delay and degrade service for folks in Oregon and across the country.
Senator Merkley speaks out on the need to ban Congressional stock trading
Senator Merkley gave remarks at a press conference on the need to pass the ETHICS Act to ban lawmakers from buying and trading stocks. Politicians should work for the public, not for their stock portfolios. Watch the full press conference: https://youtube.com/live/xb6-Fs8xVb4 Read more about the ETHICS Act: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/peters-merkley-hawley-and-ossoff-announce-historic-bipartisan-agreement-to-advance-legislation-to-ban-member-stock-trading/
Reform our Immigration System, Pass the Children’s Safe Welcome Act
Senator Merkley, Representative Kamlager-Dove, Mina Dixon Davis of the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, and Neha Desai of the National Center for Youth Law discuss the Children’s Safe Welcome Act and the need to reform our immigration system. The bicameral Children’s Safe Welcome Act embeds best practices for child
THIS IS WRONG.
Donald Trump falsely claimed thousands of people did not die as a result of Hurricane Maria. THIS IS WRONG. Hurricane Maria and its aftermath killed THOUSANDS of U.S. citizens. Donald Trump needs to apologize and take responsibility for his administration’s failed response.
Docs-to-Doctors
Our veterans have stood up for us, and we must stand up for them. Long wait times put our veterans’ health in jeopardy and are simply unacceptable. That’s why I introduced the ‘docs-to-doctors’ program. Learn more here: merkley.senate.gov
It’s time to #StopKavanaugh!
Donald Trump is an unindicted co-conspirator in a felony committed by his personal lawyer. FOUR of his campaign aides are already GUILTY of crimes. His nominee to SCOTUS is a judge who says presidents shouldn’t be prosecuted or even investigated. Does anyone see a problem here? It’s time to Stop
Fly Smart Act
Did it make you mad to read that Scott Pruitt was jetting around the country on luxury, first-class flights at taxpayer expense? Me too – and I’ve got a plan to fix it. Learn more at Merkley.Senate.gov
The Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act
Higher education should be a path to the American Dream, but that dream is shattered if when students graduate, they find that their degrees are worthless. This system is broken, and the Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act would help fix it.
World Humanitarian Day
As we mark this year’s World Humanitarian Day, we need to step up in the face of devastating famines that threaten millions of lives. U.S. food aid has saved countless lives; our foreign aid is critical as a matter of morality and U.S. national security interests.
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