Jeff está comprometido a proteger a Estados Unidos de aquellos que nos harían daño y a asegurarse de que lo hagamos de manera coherente con los valores estadounidenses y nuestros derechos constitucionales. De hecho, Jeff cree firmemente que la medida de nuestra fuerza no es solo el poder de nuestro ejército, sino que Estados Unidos es más seguro y más fuerte cuando honramos nuestros valores estadounidenses fundamentales como el respeto por el estado de derecho e invertimos en el trabajo duro. de trabajar con nuestros aliados. En un mundo peligroso, con amenazas globales que van desde el terrorismo hasta el calentamiento global y la proliferación de armas nucleares, Jeff comprende que debemos poder trabajar con otras naciones para enfrentar estos desafíos juntos.
Habiendo trabajado como analista de seguridad nacional en el Pentágono y en la Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso, Jeff tiene una comprensión única de la política de seguridad nacional. En ambos cargos estuvo inmerso en el diálogo nacional sobre el manejo responsable de las armas nucleares. Jeff también se mantuvo activamente involucrado en cuestiones de política exterior como presidente del Consejo de Asuntos Mundiales de Oregón.
Merkley Statement on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Address to Congress
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Reform our Immigration System, Pass the Children’s Safe Welcome Act
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