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May 30, 2018
Merkley Pushes Back on Regulators' Weakening of Volcker Rule
Sen. Jeff Merkley
May 25, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Jerome H. Powell, Chairman of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Honorable Joseph M. Oting, Comptroller of the Currency, and the Honorable Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Urge Banking Regulators to Strengthen Credit Access for Low-Income Communities
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 22, 2018
Merkley Statement on House Passage of Bank Deregulation Bill
Sen. Jeff Merkley
May 18, 2018
Letter to Leandra English, Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Preserve Public Access to CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Wyden Presses Labor Department over Failure to Protect Oregonians' Retirement Savings
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Demands Dept. of Education Keep Protections Against Predatory Student Loan Lenders
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
May 10, 2018
Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Turn Over Meeting Records After "Pay to Play' Comments
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
March 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon Mike Crapo, Chairman of Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Hon Sherrod Brown Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - In Bipartisan Push, Merkley and Colleagues Call on Banking Committee to Hold Hearing on the Safe Banking Act
Sen. Jeff Merkley
March 27, 2018
Letter to Leandra English, Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Mick Mulvaney, Director, OMB - Senators Warn CFPB Against Repeal Of Rule Cracking Down On Predatory Payday Lending Schemes
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
March 23, 2018
Merkley Raises Alarm on House Anti-Volcker Rule Bill
Sen. Jeff Merkley
March 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, the Hon. Nita Lowey, the Hon. Tom Graves, and the Hon. Mike Quigley - Funding Request to Support Businesses in Underserved Communities
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
March 14, 2018
Wyden Votes Against Anti-Consumer Senate Banking Bill
Sen. Ron Wyden
March 8, 2018
Wyden, Hatch Introduce Legislation to Increase Access to Retirement Savings
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 7, 2018
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act--Motion to Proceed
Sen. Jeff Merkley
March 6, 2018
Merkley Decries Senate Bank Deregulation Bill
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Feb. 23, 2018
Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget - Warren, Blumenthal, Merkley Press Mulvaney on Failure to Explain Sudden Actions Benefitting Payday Lenders
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 22, 2018
Letter to Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Warren, Jones, Bonamici Press DeVos on Suspicious Stock Trades timed to Education Department Announcements
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Feb. 13, 2018
Merkley, Bonamici, Cummings Introduce SAFE Lending Act to Protect Consumers from Predatory Practices in Payday Lending
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Feb. 9, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of US Department of the Treasury - Financial Records Related to Dmitry Rybolovlev and Purchase of Trump Palm Beach Property
Sen. Ron Wyden
Feb. 7, 2018
Letter to Acting Director English and Director Mulvaney - Reports Of CFPB'S Stalled Investigation Into Equifax Breach
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Financial Information Related to Alexander Torshin, Other Russian Officials
Sen. Ron Wyden
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to Wilson H. Phillips, Jr., Treasurer of National Rifle Association of America - Financial Information Related to Alexander Torshin, Other Russian Officials
Sen. Ron Wyden
Jan. 31, 2018
Letter to Ms. Leandra English, Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Warren, Waters Lead Letter Pressing Mulvaney on Sudden Actions to Benefit Payday Lenders
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kenneth Blanco, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - Senators Murray, Cantwell Join Bipartisan Group of Senators to Urge Federal Agency to Stay the Course on Cannabis Banking, Provide Certainty to Businesses and Consumers
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Blumenthal, Murphy, Senators Stand Up to Protect Consumer Bureau's Independence
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 8, 2017
Waters and 36 Current and Former Members of Congress File Amicus Brief in Support of Acting CFPB Director Leandra English
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 6, 2017
Wyden, Murkowski Bill to Grow Small Businesses and Local Economies Moves Forward
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 4, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Nominate Aggressive Head of Consumer Watchdog
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 30, 2017
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Senate Dems Urge Leadership to Protect Endangered Species Act in Spending Bill
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 21, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Cardin, Colleagues Write Mnuchin on SEC Oil, Gas, Mining Transparency Rule
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 3, 2017
Merkley Statement on Jerome Powell Nomination
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Oct. 31, 2017
Bonamici Condemns Attempt by Department of Education to Limit Consumer Protections for Student Loan Borrowers
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Oct. 5, 2017
Wyden Demands White House Justification for Administration's Luxury Travel
Sen. Ron Wyden
Oct. 5, 2017
Merkley Applauds CFPB Action to Protect Consumers From Payday Debt Traps
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 26, 2017
Whitehouse, Warren, Merkley, Reed, Sanders Introduce Bill to Protect Consumers from Abusive Lending
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 20, 2017
Durbin, Merkley, Cartwright, Cohen Introduce Bicameral Bill To Crack Down On Predatory Lending Practices
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Letter to Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - House, Senate Democratic Leaders to Trump Administration: No Evidence for 18-Month Delay of Critical Protections for Millions of Retirement Savers
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reserve Rollback of Student Loan Borrower Protections
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Sept. 11, 2017
Following Equifax Breach, Schatz, Warren, McCaskill, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation To Help Consumers Catch And Correct Credit Report Errors
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Merkley, Brown Raise Questions About New Attempt to Weaken Volcker Rule
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 3, 2017
Wyden, Booker, Durbin Urge Consumer Protection Agency to Bring Transparency to Small Business Lending for Women and Minority Entrepreneurs
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 3, 2017
Wyden, Rubio Unveil Bill to Increase Transparency, Crack Down on Illicit Financial Crimes
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Hold Iran Accountable for Continued Terror Financing
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 19, 2017
Committee Republicans Pass Flawed Bill Eliminating Key Protection for Workers and Retirement Savers
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 13, 2017
Letter to Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Protect Students Reverse Student Loan Decisions
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 13, 2017
Wyden Introduces Bill to Encourage Charitable Giving
Sen. Ron Wyden
June 8, 2017
Bonamici Denounces House Bill to Roll Back Consumer Protections
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 8, 2017
Merkley Statement on House Passage of the Wrong Choice Act
Sen. Jeff Merkley
May 23, 2017
Merkley On Trump Budget: For Working Americans, "This Budget Is A Disaster"
Sen. Jeff Merkley
May 18, 2017
Wyden, Merkley Join Colleagues in Announcing Student Loan Refinancing Legislation
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Date
Title
Politician
May 30, 2018
Merkley Pushes Back on Regulators' Weakening of Volcker Rule
Sen.Jeff Merkley
May 25, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Jerome H. Powell, Chairman of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Honorable Joseph M. Oting, Comptroller of the Currency, and the Honorable Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Urge Banking Regulators to Strengthen Credit Access for Low-Income Communities
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 22, 2018
Merkley Statement on House Passage of Bank Deregulation Bill
Sen.Jeff Merkley
May 18, 2018
Letter to Leandra English, Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Preserve Public Access to CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Wyden Presses Labor Department over Failure to Protect Oregonians' Retirement Savings
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Demands Dept. of Education Keep Protections Against Predatory Student Loan Lenders
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
May 10, 2018
Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Turn Over Meeting Records After "Pay to Play' Comments
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
March 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon Mike Crapo, Chairman of Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Hon Sherrod Brown Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - In Bipartisan Push, Merkley and Colleagues Call on Banking Committee to Hold Hearing on the Safe Banking Act
Sen.Jeff Merkley
March 27, 2018
Letter to Leandra English, Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Mick Mulvaney, Director, OMB - Senators Warn CFPB Against Repeal Of Rule Cracking Down On Predatory Payday Lending Schemes
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
March 23, 2018
Merkley Raises Alarm on House Anti-Volcker Rule Bill
Sen.Jeff Merkley
March 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, the Hon. Nita Lowey, the Hon. Tom Graves, and the Hon. Mike Quigley - Funding Request to Support Businesses in Underserved Communities
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
March 14, 2018
Wyden Votes Against Anti-Consumer Senate Banking Bill
Sen.Ron Wyden
March 8, 2018
Wyden, Hatch Introduce Legislation to Increase Access to Retirement Savings
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 7, 2018
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act--Motion to Proceed
Sen.Jeff Merkley
March 6, 2018
Merkley Decries Senate Bank Deregulation Bill
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Feb. 23, 2018
Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget - Warren, Blumenthal, Merkley Press Mulvaney on Failure to Explain Sudden Actions Benefitting Payday Lenders
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 22, 2018
Letter to Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Warren, Jones, Bonamici Press DeVos on Suspicious Stock Trades timed to Education Department Announcements
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Feb. 13, 2018
Merkley, Bonamici, Cummings Introduce SAFE Lending Act to Protect Consumers from Predatory Practices in Payday Lending
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Feb. 9, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of US Department of the Treasury - Financial Records Related to Dmitry Rybolovlev and Purchase of Trump Palm Beach Property
Sen.Ron Wyden
Feb. 7, 2018
Letter to Acting Director English and Director Mulvaney - Reports Of CFPB'S Stalled Investigation Into Equifax Breach
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Financial Information Related to Alexander Torshin, Other Russian Officials
Sen.Ron Wyden
Feb. 2, 2018
Letter to Wilson H. Phillips, Jr., Treasurer of National Rifle Association of America - Financial Information Related to Alexander Torshin, Other Russian Officials
Sen.Ron Wyden
Jan. 31, 2018
Letter to Ms. Leandra English, Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Warren, Waters Lead Letter Pressing Mulvaney on Sudden Actions to Benefit Payday Lenders
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kenneth Blanco, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - Senators Murray, Cantwell Join Bipartisan Group of Senators to Urge Federal Agency to Stay the Course on Cannabis Banking, Provide Certainty to Businesses and Consumers
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Blumenthal, Murphy, Senators Stand Up to Protect Consumer Bureau's Independence
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 8, 2017
Waters and 36 Current and Former Members of Congress File Amicus Brief in Support of Acting CFPB Director Leandra English
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 6, 2017
Wyden, Murkowski Bill to Grow Small Businesses and Local Economies Moves Forward
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 4, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Nominate Aggressive Head of Consumer Watchdog
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 30, 2017
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Senate Dems Urge Leadership to Protect Endangered Species Act in Spending Bill
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 21, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Cardin, Colleagues Write Mnuchin on SEC Oil, Gas, Mining Transparency Rule
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 3, 2017
Merkley Statement on Jerome Powell Nomination
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Oct. 31, 2017
Bonamici Condemns Attempt by Department of Education to Limit Consumer Protections for Student Loan Borrowers
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Oct. 5, 2017
Wyden Demands White House Justification for Administration's Luxury Travel
Sen.Ron Wyden
Oct. 5, 2017
Merkley Applauds CFPB Action to Protect Consumers From Payday Debt Traps
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 26, 2017
Whitehouse, Warren, Merkley, Reed, Sanders Introduce Bill to Protect Consumers from Abusive Lending
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 20, 2017
Durbin, Merkley, Cartwright, Cohen Introduce Bicameral Bill To Crack Down On Predatory Lending Practices
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Letter to Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - House, Senate Democratic Leaders to Trump Administration: No Evidence for 18-Month Delay of Critical Protections for Millions of Retirement Savers
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reserve Rollback of Student Loan Borrower Protections
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Sept. 11, 2017
Following Equifax Breach, Schatz, Warren, McCaskill, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation To Help Consumers Catch And Correct Credit Report Errors
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Merkley, Brown Raise Questions About New Attempt to Weaken Volcker Rule
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 3, 2017
Wyden, Booker, Durbin Urge Consumer Protection Agency to Bring Transparency to Small Business Lending for Women and Minority Entrepreneurs
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 3, 2017
Wyden, Rubio Unveil Bill to Increase Transparency, Crack Down on Illicit Financial Crimes
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Hold Iran Accountable for Continued Terror Financing
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 19, 2017
Committee Republicans Pass Flawed Bill Eliminating Key Protection for Workers and Retirement Savers
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 13, 2017
Letter to Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Protect Students Reverse Student Loan Decisions
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 13, 2017
Wyden Introduces Bill to Encourage Charitable Giving
Sen.Ron Wyden
June 8, 2017
Bonamici Denounces House Bill to Roll Back Consumer Protections
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 8, 2017
Merkley Statement on House Passage of the Wrong Choice Act
Sen.Jeff Merkley
May 23, 2017
Merkley On Trump Budget: For Working Americans, "This Budget Is A Disaster"
Sen.Jeff Merkley
May 18, 2017
Wyden, Merkley Join Colleagues in Announcing Student Loan Refinancing Legislation
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
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