Tagged: senator jeff merkley

October 21, 2013 @ 12:46 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Yes, legislators in the United States can agree on something. A bipartisan group of Senators is frustrated with delays in the implementation of the JOBS Act, and they’re expressing that discontent in a letter directed squarely at SEC Chair Mary Jo White. The group of… Read More

December 11, 2012 @ 3:02 pm By Business Journal  |  

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and a Democratic colleague want the Securities & Exchange Commission to swiftly issue rules regarding crowdfunding activities. Merkley, who’s taken a keen interest in crowdfunding, and Colorado’s Michael Bennet wrote SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro to request that the agencyinterpret crowdfunding rules, which President Obama signed on April 5…. Read More