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Big oil companies that make $5 million every hour don’t need taxpayer subsidies to stay afloat.

The right to work hard and earn a living is a fundamental right. It is essential to the success of a family. It is essential to the pursuit of happiness. It is part of equality under the law. The test of whether you can get and hold a job should

Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley explains why misguided attempts to gut the Clean Air Act would harm the health of Americans and increase America’s dependence o…

Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the floor about the need to defeat the House budget that would eliminate 700000 jobs. Merkley explained how we can responsibly…

Senator Merkley criticizes an attempt by Republicans to strip Title X funding and put the health and well-being of millions of women at risk.

Senator Jeff Merkley answers a question from a fellow Oregonian who is concerned about the lack of action taken by Congress to address the foreclosure crisis.

Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley calls for an end to violence against peaceful protesters in Egypt and urges movement toward free and fair elections.

At a hearing Wednesday, in response to a question from Senator Merkley, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said that EPA will work with the State of Oregon to ma…

Senator Merkley talks with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC about the current foreclosure crisis and how his plan will help prevent families from losing their homes.  Over 300,000 foreclosures have been filed against American families each month for the past 20 months. In the past year, nearly 28,000 Oregon families have

Senator Merkley joined Rachel Maddow to provide an update on his efforts, along with Senators Tom Udall and Tom Harkin, to fix the filibuster and restore deliberation to the Senate.