Merkley Presses Trump Nominee on China’s Human Rights Abuses, Freedom of the Press
Senator Jeff Merkley questioned David Perdue, Trump’s nominee to be Ambassador to China, about China’s human rights abuses and the dismantling of Voice of America, among other topics. Merkley pressed Perdue on how he plans to stand up for American values abroad. Watch the full hearing: https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominations-04-03-2025
Merkley SLAMS Disastrous GOP Budget Plan
Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to expose why the Republic budget is a disaster for America’s families. The GOP’s plan is simple: Families lose, billionaires win.
Merkley, Groups Detail Trump’s Exploitation of Vulnerable Unaccompanied Children
Senator Merkley joined leaders from Acacia Center for Justice, Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, HEAL Refugee Health and Asylum Collaborative, the National Immigrant Justice Center, and Michigan Immigrant Rights Center to detail the harm the Trump Administration is doing to vulnerable unaccompanied children with its cruel immigration policies.
Sen. Merkley Calls for an End to Obstruction on Behalf of Wall St
Senator Jeff Merkley took to the floor to demand answers as to why Senators were protecting Wall Street by blocking the Merkley-Levin amendment from getting a vote. The Merkley-Levin amendment would ban high-risk trading inside our lending and depository institutions and end conflicts of interest on Wall Street.
Merkley: Let there be a vote on Volcker
Senator Jeff Merkley talks with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC about the effort by Wall Street lobbyists to kill the Merkley-Levin amendment that will put an end to high-risk trading and ban conflicts of interest.
Merkley-Levin Amendment Promotes Lending to Small Businesses
Senator Merkley talks about his amendment with Senator Levin to take high-risk trading out of commercial banks in order to free up lending for small business…
Senator Merkley Honors Nurses During National Nurses Week
Senator Merkley took to the floor to recognize the more than three million nurses nationwide during National Nurses Week.
Senator Merkley Advocates for Strong Consumer Protection
Senator Jeff Merkley stresses the importance of creating a Consumer Financial Protection Agency in order to prevent financial scams from hurting our working families.
The Fight for Wall Street Reform
Senator Jeff Merkley took to the floor to talk about how working families have been hit hard by the risky business on Wall Street.
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