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Senator Jeff Merkley took to the Senate floor to protest President Trump’s cruel decision to withhold the SNAP benefits families count on.
Senator Jeff Merkley took to the Senate floor to protest President Trump’s cruel decision to withhold the SNAP benefits families count on.
Senator Merkley calls out Trump for defying the law to deny vital SNAP benefits to American children and seniors.
Senator Merkley held the Senate floor for 22 hours and 37 minutes to protest Donald Trump’s authoritarian takeover. WATCH SENATOR MEKRLEY’S FULL MARATHON SPEECH: Part 1: https://youtube.com/live/bE37g0mkpEo?feature=share Part 2: https://youtube.com/live/ymDt1XecYfI?feature=share Part 3: https://youtube.com/live/BPJcq9uT2Tc?feature=share
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley discusses his 22 hour and 37 minute floor speech on Morning Joe. Merkley held the floor overnight to ring the alarm bells about Trump’s authoritarian takeover of the country. Full statement: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-holds-senate-floor-for-22-hours-37-minutes-to-ring-the-alarm-bells-of-trumps-authoritarianism/
Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor about the Trump Administration’s attempts to incite violence to justify Trump tightening his authoritarian grip.
Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) discuss their report which details obstacles to delivering badly needed humanitarian aid to Gaza and demands an end to U.S. complicity in the Netanyahu government’s campaign of destruction and deprivation in Gaza. Full Press Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQBx9SDi2wU
Read more about Senator Merkley’s Epstein Files Transparency Act: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-lujan-demand-public-release-of-epstein-files/
Senator Merkley took to the floor to speak about his amendment to prevent President Trump and Office of Management and Budget Director Vought from using rescissions to supersede Congress’s power of the purse. Republicans blocked Senator Merkley’s amendment.
Senator Merkley spoke about the critical importance of protecting health care for people in Oregon and across the country at a press conference on July 31, 2025. Watch the full press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD5aU6IPE0s
Senate Republicans blocked Senator Merkley’s bill with Senator Lujan demanding public release of the Epstein Files. Learn more about the Epstein Files Transparency Act: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-lujan-demand-public-release-of-epstein-files/