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: What’s at Stake in the Ruling on Health Care
Senator Merkley, in front of the Supreme Court, discusses why the health care law is so important.
Merkley: House Capital Formation Bill is Deeply Flawed
Senator Merkley spoke on the floor on the issues with the House bill on Capital Formation.
Merkley: Stop Attacking Women’s Health Care
Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the floor on the need to defeat the Blunt amendment, which would give employers the right to refuse to cover certain medical care they may find objectionable.
Senator Merkley Questions FHFA Director DeMarco
Senator Merkley asks FHFA Director Edward DeMarco why he is opposed to principal write-down for FHA home loans during a Q and A in Banking Committee.
Merkley: The Federal Government Must Keep Their Commitment to Oregon’s Rural Counties
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the floor on the need for the federal government to keep their commitment to securing our rural schools and government. Senator Merkley said county payments must continue until a long term solution is found.
We Must Strengthen the STOCK Act
Senator Merkley joined Senator Sherrod Brown on the floor to voice support for their amendment that would ban the ownership of individual stocks by Members of Congress.
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