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
Merkley Opening Statement in Hearing on Bill to End Employment Discrimination (ENDA)
Senator Merkley’s opening statement in a hearing in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
Merkley Grills OCC Chair Curry on JP Morgan Trades
In a Senate Banking Committee hearing on the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley sharply questioned OCC C…
Merkley: We Cannot let Student Loan Interest Rates Double
Senator Merkley spoke on the floor, sharing the stories of Oregonians dealing with student loans.
Merkley: NDAA is Still a Threat to our Constitution
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley wanted to share a few thoughts on Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act.
Merkley: We Must Save Oregon’s Rural Post Offices
Jeff Merkley responds to constituents who wrote in to his office concerned about the status of rural post offices in Oregon.
Merkley: Rural Post Offices are Integral to Communities
Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor today about how the closure of two post offices in Oregon would affect the local community.
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