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
CNN – Senator Merkley Helps Nursing Mothers
Oregons Senator Jeff Merkley added an amendment to the health care reform law that will give new mothers privacy and flexible break times to pump breastmilk once they return to work.
CNN: Merkley’s Breastfeeding Amendment Will Help Nursing Mothers
Oregons Senator Jeff Merkley added an amendment to the health care reform law that will give new mothers privacy and flexible break times to pump breastmilk once they return to work.
Merkley Talks Job Creation with KEZI
Senator Merkley sits down with KEZI in Eugene to discuss actions he’s taking to create jobs in Oregon.
Swift Action Required to Avoid Drought Disaster in Klamath Basin
Senator Jeff Merkley calls for expansive, integrated responses from Federal agencies to mitigate the worst damage of the severe drought threatening Oregon’s Klamath Basin.
Merkley: Republicans Support Tax Cuts for the Wealthy but Block Assistance for the Unemployed
Senator Merkley takes to the floor and demands action to provide an extension of unemployment insurance and COBRA benefits to our working families now.
We Pay for Tax Cuts for the Wealthy but not Relief for the Unemployed?
Senator Merkley took to the floor to decry a single Senator holding up a vote for unemployment assistance and health insurance for the unemployed.
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