Congress has the power to declare war, not the President.
June 27, 2025
Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor in support of Senator Kaine’s war powers resolution on June 27, 2025.
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Republicans BLOCKED bill to protect borrowers from crushing student debt
June 26, 2025
I was the first in my family to go to college. I know how difficult it can be to access higher education. I just brought my SOAR Act—a student loan repayment plan that protects borrowers from unaffordable student loan payments—to the floor for a vote. Republicans BLOCKED IT.
Merkley SLAMS Trump OMB Director Vought: Illegal cuts are “devastating and disastrous”
June 25, 2025
Senator Merkley pressed Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought about the harm caused by his withholding of life-saving foreign aid during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Merkley on Trump’s Iran Strike: “We know there was not an imminent threat.”
June 24, 2025
Senator Merkley discussed the national security and economic impacts of President Trump’s strikes on Iran. Merkley highlighted the Constitutional issues with launching military action without congressional approval.
Senator Merkley Responds to Student Letters on Climate, LGBTQ+ Rights, and More
June 23, 2025
Senator Merkley responded to letters from students at South Eugene High School and encouraged young people to stay civically engaged and keep speaking out to have a voice in the big decisions that affect their lives.
Merkley SLAMS Trump Crypto Corruption: “Open Sale of the Government”
June 12, 2025
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 12, 2025.
Merkley on Noem’s Claims not to know Padilla: Enormously Uninformed or Enormously Deceptive | MSNBC
June 12, 2025
Senator Merkley joined MSNBC to call out the unacceptable forcible removal of Senator Alex Padilla from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference led by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
Merkley Demands Answers for Senator Alex Padilla’s Forcible Removal from DHS Press Conference
June 12, 2025
Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor to demand answers for Senator Alex Padilla’s forcible removal from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference in Los Angeles on June 12, 2025.
Trump Forest Service Head ADMITS 1,400 Fire-Certified Employees have been PUSHED OUT
June 11, 2025
Senator Merkley pressed Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on pushing out vital fire-certified personnel ahead of fire season, and called his attempts to slash essential federal support for state, rural, and volunteer fire departments a “violation of trust.” Watch the full hearing here: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2026-budget-request-for-the-united-states-forest-service
Merkley: Netanyahu Government Withholding Food in Gaza “Violates Human Rights and International Law”
June 10, 2025
Senator Merkley spoke out against the Netanyahu government withholding food from Gaza on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Merkley draw attention to the impacts of widespread starvation in Gaza and demanded that the U.S. government to use every lever of influence it has to
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