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.

Each day brings new horrors from Gaza. Israel’s strikes have killed civilians in areas thought to be safe. A collapse in humanitarian aid is accelerating famine. President Biden: use all leverage to stop the Israeli campaign in Rafah, secure a cease fire, release hostages, & amplify aid.

.Rep. Adam Smith and I introduced the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act to stop the hedge funds from using our housing market as a cash cow. Houses in our communities should be homes for families, not profit centers for hedge funds.

Rip City icon & basketball legend.

Rest in Peace, Bill 🕊️

On Memorial Day, we remember and honor all those servicemembers who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom and hold in our hearts their families and loved ones.

BIG: The PACT Act is making a difference—more than $5.7 billion in benefits have been given to veterans and survivors since President Biden signed this bill in August 2022.  
 
Veterans can file for PACT Act benefits anytime by visiting va.gov/pact or by calling 800-698-2411.

Local papers are the backbones of our communities—they shine a light on the issues, large and small, that affect the daily lives of folks all over Oregon. We need to do all we can to protect them, including passing the Deliver for Democracy Act. merkley.senate.gov/wyden-merkley-…

Higher education should open doors of opportunity to folks who choose to pursue it, not saddle students with a lifetime of crushing debt. President Biden has been steadily chipping away at that debt for so many—making a real difference in people’s lives.
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BIG: The Senate PASSED my bicameral bill with Senator Todd Young and Rep. Jim McGovern supporting a peaceful resolution to the ongoing dispute between Tibet and China, countering disinformation from the PRC about Tibet's history, and supporting Tibet's right to self-determination.

No one should have to deal with junk fees—whether you’re taking a trip or buying a concert ticket. U.S. Department of Justice is making an important move to rein in Live Nation’s monopolistic, egregious price gouging. Time to break it up!
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Thank you, Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove.

Children thrive when they're with family. This bill really encourages family unity and ensures that young people's time in government custody will be brief and their needs, health and otherwise, will be supported.

Exciting news! The Children's Safe Welcome Act, reintroduced yesterday by Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, focuses on keeping families together and safeguarding the well-being of children in federal immigration custody. Time to reimagine immigration: youthlaw.org/news/childrens…

America is in the throes of a mental health crisis, and our kids are experiencing the worst of it.
 
I'm proud to introduce two bills today: the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act with Senator Jeff Merkley and the Trauma-Informed Schools Act with Senator Tina Smith. (1/2)

We’re facing an urgent need to get more counselors into schools in Oregon and across the country to give students the mental health resources they need. Katherine Clark and I have a bill to do just that—we’re fighting to get it passed. merkley.senate.gov/senator-merkle…

The Trump Admin’s inhumane family separation policy revealed a disturbing lack of protections for children in our immigration system.

Proud to partner with Senator Jeff Merkley to introduce legislation to structure the immigration process around child welfare.

#WelcomeAllChildren

BIG: Senate Democrats just confirmed the 200th judge since President Biden took office. We’ve taken great strides to add highly-qualified judges to the federal bench who better reflect the people they serve. And we’re not done yet!