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
Ask Jeff: What can Congress do to Fix the Housing Crisis?
Senator Jeff Merkley answers a question from a fellow Oregonian who is concerned about the lack of action taken by Congress to address the foreclosure crisis.
Merkley Calls for End to Violence against Citizens in Egypt
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley calls for an end to violence against peaceful protesters in Egypt and urges movement toward free and fair elections.
EPA Will Work with State of Oregon on Portland Water Treatment Variance
At a hearing Wednesday, in response to a question from Senator Merkley, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said that EPA will work with the State of Oregon to ma…
Merkley: We Need a Renewed Effort to Fix the Foreclosure Crisis
Senator Merkley talks with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC about the current foreclosure crisis and how his plan will help prevent families from losing their homes. Over 300,000 foreclosures have been filed against American families each month for the past 20 months. In the past year, nearly 28,000 Oregon families have
Merkley Explains the Fight to Fix the Filibuster
Senator Merkley joined Rachel Maddow to provide an update on his efforts, along with Senators Tom Udall and Tom Harkin, to fix the filibuster and restore deliberation to the Senate.
KPTV: Merkley Unveils Plan to Address Housing Crisis
KPTV reports on Senator Merkley’s plan to boost homeownership and prevent foreclosures from further damaging communities.
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