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Merkley Applauds Senate Passage of Housing Provisions to Crack Down on Hedge Fund Control of American Homes

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a long-time champion of kicking hedge funds out of the housing market—released the following statement after the Senate passed sweeping housing legislation that includes the first-ever limits on institutional investors purchasing single-family homes: “Housing in our […]

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Murray, Ocasio-Cortez Introduce the Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act, Pushing Back Against the Trump Administration to Protect Wages and Overtime for Home Care Workers

The Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act would codify rights to minimum wage and overtime pay for home care workers and domestic workers As Trump and Republicans strip home care workers of their right […]

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Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Restore Student Loan Assistance for Students, Boost Health Care Workforce 

Bill overturns provision in Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill that ripped away student loan assistance for professional and graduate students Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today said he has joined his colleagues in introducing legislation that would […]

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Wyden, Lee, Davidson and Lofgren Introduce Bill to Reform FISA Section 702, Protect Americans’ Constitutional Rights and Plug Data Broker Surveillance Loophole

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., today introduced an updated version of the Government Surveillance Reform Act to enact new protections for Americans’ […]

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Wyden Presses Trump Administration Over USPS Changes Jeopardizing Americans’ Tax Returns, Mail-In Ballots

Senator says recent postmarking rule change and consolidation of processing facilities will result in delays for tax returns and mail-in ballots in consequential election year Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today pressed […]