Merkley Presses Trump Official to Support Oregon and American Manufacturing
Senator Merkley pressed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to support Oregon and American manufacturers by continuing the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) during a Senate Appropriations hearing. The Trump Administration moved to eliminate the MEP program earlier this year.
Congress has the power to declare war, not the President.
Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor in support of Senator Kaine’s war powers resolution on June 27, 2025.
Republicans BLOCKED bill to protect borrowers from crushing student debt
I was the first in my family to go to college. I know how difficult it can be to access higher education. I just brought my SOAR Act—a student loan repayment plan that protects borrowers from unaffordable student loan payments—to the floor for a vote. Republicans BLOCKED IT.
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.
Merkley on Maddow: We must extend UI
Jeff Merkley talked with Rachel Maddow on the need to renew unemployment insurance.
Merkley: We Must Fix Military Retiree Cuts
Senator Merkley gives a floor speech on his opposition to the COLA changes for military retirees that was included in the budget agreement last year.
Merkley: Congress Shouldn’t Leave Jobless Out in the Cold
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley gave a floor speech before Congress adjourned for winter break decrying that unemployment insurance won’t be extend for million…
Merkley on MSNBC Daily Rundown on Rules Change Victory
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley talked to Chuck Todd of MSNBC about his successful effort to change the rules.