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
Strengthening America by Ending our Addiction to Overseas Oil
Senators Jeff Merkley, Tom Carper, Tom Udall and Michael Bennet introduced the Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act to break our harmful addiction to …
Helping Small Businesses Expand and Create Jobs
The Small Business Lending Fund will help community banks provide as much as $30 billion in additional lending for small businesses on Main Street, unlocking…
Merkley on Maddow: Overcoming Obstruction to Create Jobs
Senator Merkley talks with Rachel Maddow about how the Small Business Lending Fund can create jobs if the Senate can move it forward. “This is a program to help out banks on Main Street make loans to small businesses. We hear from small businesses in every single state that they
CNN – Merkley Pushes Oil Independence for a More Secure America
CNN’s Lisa Sylvester analyzes the risks posed by America’s dependence on foreign oil and speaks with Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley about his plan to solve this massive national security vulnerability and make America stronger.
Oil Independence for a Stronger America
On Thursday, July 15th, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a bill to achieve American oil independence, strengthen national security, and create jobs. …
Merkley Stresses Need for Oil Independence
Senator Jeff Merkley appeared on MSNBC and stressed the need to move away from an oil-addicted energy policy to one that will create jobs for Americans and p…
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