WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following press release:

Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley-a long-time champion (https://www.merkley.senate.gov/senator-merkley-representative-smith-launch-renewed-effort-to-kick-hedge-funds-out-of-americas-housing-market/) of kicking hedge funds (https://www.merkley.senate.gov/hawley-merkley-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-ban-wall-street-from-buying-single-family-homes/) out of the housing market (https://www.merkley.senate.gov/senate-democrats-introduce-the-american-homeownership-act-to-stop-wall-streets-housing-grab-and-get-homes-back-into-the-hands-of-families/)-released the following statement after the Senate passed sweeping housing legislation that includes the first-ever limits on...