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Merkley: Voting No with Every Fiber of My Being
Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement announcing he is voting against the bill that funds the government but does
Merkley: Immediate Action Needed to Reopen Federal Government & Provide One-Year Extension of Health Care Tax Credits
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement on a path forward to immediately reopen the government and guard Americans
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Support SNAP Recipients During Trump Government Shutdown
Legislation follows reporting that Trump administration is trying to block grocers in Oregon and nationwide from offering discounted prices to SNAP recipients during ongoing government
Merkley, Huffman Announce Legislation to End US International Investment in Fossil Fuels Ahead of COP30
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) today are reintroducing the Sustainable International Financial Institutions Act of 2025, which
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Blast Trump for Rising Health Care Costs and Affordability Crisis for American Families
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he is leading a letter with his Senate colleagues, including Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, slamming
Wyden, Merkley Blast Trump Administration for Illegally Ending Program to Help Students with Disabilities
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said they are joining their colleagues in pressing the Trump administration on its illegal
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Merkley Calls to Reopen Government and Extend Health Care Tax Credits
Senator Jeff Merkley November 7, 2025 6:43 pm
Trump’s Cruel New ‘MAHA’ Strategy: Make America Hungry Again
Senator Jeff Merkley November 6, 2025 5:14 pm
Republicans blocked my resolution demanding Trump release all of the SNAP benefits he’s withholding.
Senator Jeff Merkley November 5, 2025 12:42 pm
Trump’s authoritarianism is here NOW and I will keep ringing the alarm bells and fighting back! 🔔🔔🔔
Senator Jeff Merkley November 4, 2025 11:12 am
I’m on the Senate floor demanding Trump release the SNAP benefits he’s cruelly withholding.
Senator Jeff Merkley November 4, 2025 6:39 am
Trump is using food as a weapon against America’s most vulnerable families.
Senator Jeff Merkley October 30, 2025 6:02 pm
Merkley: Trump’s Real ‘MAHA’ Agenda is to Make America Hungry Again by DENYING SNAP
Senator Jeff Merkley October 29, 2025 3:17 pm
The Republican Shutdown
Senator Jeff Merkley October 27, 2025 9:41 am
Trump is destroying the People’s House to build a gold-plated vanity project.
Senator Jeff Merkley October 24, 2025 2:20 pm
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The vote tonight to reopen the government with no deal on healthcare is a brutal blow to all those who have stood together to save affordable health care for more than 20 million Americans.
I strived to stop this outcome. I will vote "NO" tonight with every fiber of my being.…
Trumpsters would rather go door-to-door snatching food out of the mouths of our children, then do the right thing and fund SNAP fully for all of our most vulnerable families across the nation.
Breaking News: The Trump administration told states to undo any steps to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if the states do not comply. It was unclear how that would affect the program. https://nyti.ms/4oGcSKP
We’re in the longest shutdown in American history—all because Republicans are focused on making sure the cost of YOUR health care goes WAY up.
Check this out! Even as Trump seeks to starve our most vulnerable citizens, including millions of children, he is giving billions more to the rich and powerful by gutting the corporate minimum tax. Once more, families lose, billionaires win.
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars ...
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