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Merkley, Wyden Fight Back with Bill to Reverse Trump, Hegseth Ban on Transgender Service Members in the Military
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that they have cosponsored the Fit to Serve Act, a bill to support
Merkley Blasts Senate Republicans Blocking Strong Anti-Corruption Measures in Cryptocurrency Legislation
Without any guardrails, GENIUS Act will accelerate Trump’s crypto corruption Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after Senate
Merkley: Trump Firefighting Reorganization Plan ‘Literally Playing with Fire’
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the subcommittee that oversees funding for the U.S. Interior Department and U.S.
Merkley SLAMS Trump Crypto Corruption: “Open Sale of the Government”
Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor to demand anti-corruption amendments to the GENIUS Act and highlight President Trump’s blatant crypto corruption on Thursday, June
Merkley, Murphy, Gomez, Beyer: Let Every American Choose Medicare
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Connecticut’s U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy, and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34) and Donald Beyer (D-VA-08) today reintroduced
Markey, Leader Schumer, Wyden, Merkley Release Data Detailing Hundreds of Rural Hospitals Across U.S. at Risk Due to Republican Health Care Cuts
Over 300 Rural Hospitals at Disproportionate Risk of Closure, Conversion, or Service Reductions Lawmakers Also Provided Data to President Trump, Leader Thune, and Speaker Johnson
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We can’t sleepwalk into authoritarianism.
Merkley on Noem's Claims not to know Padilla: Enormously Uninformed or Enormously Deceptive | MSNBC
Senator Alex Padilla is asking the questions we ALL want the answers to, and I stand with him.
Merkley Demands Answers for Senator Alex Padilla's Forcible Removal from DHS Press Conference
Passing the GENIUS Act as-is puts a Congressional rubber stamp on Trump's blatant crypto corruption.
Merkley SLAMS Trump Crypto Corruption: “Open Sale of the Government”
Trump Forest Service Head ADMITS 1,400 Fire-Certified Employees have been PUSHED OUT
Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill is a Big, Beautiful BETRAYAL.
Merkley: Netanyahu Government Withholding Food in Gaza “Violates Human Rights and International Law”
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Let's talk about what happened today.
If Kristi Noem doesn’t know who @SenAlexPadilla is, she’s either enormously uninformed or enormously deceptive.
There needs to be a real investigation and real consequences for DHS. We can’t sleepwalk into authoritarianism.
If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country.
We will hold this administration accountable.
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Today I watched as my colleague, @SenAlexPadilla, was shoved and handcuffed by Trump officials.
I immediately went to the Senate floor to respond. This is what I said:
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