End Price Gouging for Medications Act
I wrote the End Pricing Gouging for Medications Act because we need to stop Big Pharma’s price gouging in its tracks and make sure essential medicine is affordable for everyone in our country. Read more about the End Price Gouging for Medications Act: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-welch-dingell-crack-down-on-pharmaceutical-greed-introduce-bill-to-end-prescription-drugs-price-gouging/
Senator Merkley Highlights the Need for Climate Action in Hearing – Opening Statement
Senator Merkley highlights the critical importance of investing in climate action and tackling our plastic pollution crisis during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing titled, “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Environmental Protection Agency” on May 1, 2024. Watch
Senator Merkley Drills Down on Big Oil Lies in Budget Committee Hearing
Senator Merkley asks Representative Raskin about Big Oil’s efforts to avoid accountability for its role in climate chaos in a Senate Budget Committee Hearing titled, “Denial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak: Big Oil’s Evolving Efforts to Avoid, Accountability for Climate Change” on May 1, 2024. Watch the full hearing: https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/denial-disinformation-and-doublespeak_big-oils-evolving-efforts-to-avoid-accountability-for-climate-change
Senator Merkley Discusses Need for Health Care Reform
Senator Merkley talks about how we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to provide affordable, accessible health care for all Americans. He discusses the he…
Merkley Takes Aim at Opponents of Health Care Reform
Opponents of health care reform are recycling stale talking points designed to kill any plans for reform. Senator Merkley takes aim at these irresponsible ta…
Smokeless Tobacco is not Safe Tobacco
Oregons Senator Jeff Merkley speaks about legislation that would regulate tobacco for the first time ever and address a nefarious new product being marketed …
Senator Merkley Explains the Danger of Tobacco Candy
Senator Merkley explains the danger of tobacco candy, a new product being marketed in Portland, Oregon, Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana.
Senator Merkley Speaks About Need to End Deceptive Credit Card Practices
Senator Merkley speaks on the floor about the need for credit card reform and about the need to end deceptive late fees that credit card companies charge con…
Merkley Joins Fellow Senators for Credit Card Reform
Senator Merkley joined with Senators Dodd, Levin and Menendez in the fight for credit card fairness. Senator Merkley co-sponsored Senator Dodd’s Credit Card …