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
Senator Merkley on Impact of Climate Chaos on Insurance in Oregon
Senator Merkley discussed the impact of climate chaos on the cost and availability of homeowner’s insurance in Oregon during a Senate Budget Committee hearing titled, “Riskier Business: How Climate is Already Challenging Insurance Markets” on June 5, 2024. Watch the full hearing: https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/riskier-business-how-climate-is-already-challenging-insurance-markets
Merkley Chairs Senate Hearing Examining the Environmental and Climate Damage of Plastics
Senator Jeff Merkley chairs a Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee hearing investigating the impact of plastic production and pollution on human health, the climate, and the environment. This kicks off a series of subcommittee hearings investigating plastic production and pollution. Senator Merkley leads the Break Free from Plastic Pollution
Merkley Grills Norfolk Southern CEO over Safety Concerns at Senate Hearing
On March 9, 2023 Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight on the Committee on Environment and Public Works, pressed Alan Shaw, the CEO of Norfolk Southern, to commit to safety improvements before engaging in further stock
The End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act
In Oregon and across the country, hedge funds are gobbling up available housing—driving rent and purchase prices through the roof. I’m working to end Wall Street ownership of residential housing. They’re pouring fuel on the fire of our affordable housing crisis. I introduced the End Hedge Fund Control of the
22 Accomplishments in 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, I’m reflecting on the progress we’ve made for American families—and the work still to do to take on the powerful and deliver for the people. Let’s build on that progress in 2023! CONNECT WITH SENATOR MERKLEY: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SenJeffMerkley Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeffmerkley/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senjeffmerkley
Senator Merkley Presses Plastic Executive on Impact of Plastic Pollution
During a @EPWCmte subcommittee hearing on the threat of plastic pollution to our health, planet, and future, Senator Jeff Merkley questions Matt Seaholm, CEO of the Plastics Industry Association, about the need for a national bottle bill and the impact of plastic pollution. CONNECT WITH SENATOR MERKLEY: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SenJeffMerkley Facebook:
Veterans History Project Interview Excerpt – Shane Rose, U.S. Army Specialist and Combat Medic
Shane Rose is a U.S. Army veteran living in Veneta, Oregon who served in the U.S. Army for nearly 10 years (2005-2014) as an Army Specialist and Combat Medic. The native Oregonian comes from a long line of veterans—Rose’s grandfather served in the U.S. Navy and his father served in
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