Senator Merkley on China’s Erasure of Tibetan, Mongolian, and Uyghur Cultures
Senator Merkley questioned witnesses during a Congressional-Executive Commission on China hearing titled “The Preservation of Memory: Combatting the CCP’s Historical Revisionism and Erasure of Culture” on December 5, 2024. Watch the full hearing: https://www.cecc.gov/events/hearings/preservation-memory-combating-ccps-historical-revisionism-and-erasure-culture
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!
Merkley to Biden Admin on Public Lands Damage: We Can’t Let “Devastation Sit there Unaddressed”
In the face of the damage that wildfires, hurricanes, landslides, tornados, and flooding have wrought on national parks, wildlife refuges, and national forests across the country during the past two years, Senator Merkley made the case for restoration and repair of public lands and infrastructure during a Senate Appropriations Committee
Merkley Urges Congress to Pass Emergency Funds to Fight Wildfires
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley addressed the Senate on July 31, 2014, urging them to pass an emergency supplemental spending bill that would include $615 million for fighting wildfires ravaging…
Merkley on Medicare: Let’s keep this covenant with our seniors
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley addressed the Senate on July 29, 2014, in support of the Medicare Protection Act, which would protect Medicare from being priva…
Merkley: Let’s end outrageous tax loopholes that ship our jobs overseas
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley addressed the Senate on July 23, 2014, in support of a bill being debated that would bring back manufacturing jobs to Oregon an…
Merkley: It’s about putting women back in charge of their own health care
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley addressed the Senate on July 16, 2014, in support of a bill to prevent employers from refusing to cover critical women’s health…
Merkley Holds Hearing on Economic Challenges Facing Young Workers and Recent Grads
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, the Chair of the Senate Banking Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Policy, held a hearing on June 24, 2014, on the economic challenges facing young workers and recent high school and college graduates. The hearing, titled “Dreams Deferred: Young Workers & Recent Grads in U.S. Economy,” focused
Merkley: Let’s Lower the Burden of Student Debt
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley addressed the Senate on June 4, 2014, on making college more affordable and solving the crisis of ballooning student debt.