Merkley to Congress: Fight for government by and for the people—not by and for elites and oligarchs.
Senator Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to outline the corrupting force of dark money in our elections since the Citizens United Supreme Court decision and to chart a path toward disclosure and getting dark money out of our electoral process.
Merkley: Interior Bill is a “Step Toward Congress Reclaiming its Constitutional Power of the Purse”
Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor about the Interior appropriations bill and the importance of Congress reclaiming its ‘Power of the Purse.’
Merkley Leads Bipartisan Push to Tell the Truth about January 6
Senator Merkley led a bipartisan push to display a plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to defend our Capitol and our “We the People” government on January 6, 2021, after Speaker of the House Mike Johnson refused to do so.
Merkley to Senate GOP: Do Your Job
March 9, 2016—Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley calls on Republican Senators to drop their partisan Supreme Court blockade and commit to holding hearings and votes on the President’s nominee.
Merkley: Su derecho a saber (COMPLETO)
9 de marzo de 2016: el senador de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, analiza la importancia de garantizar que los consumidores puedan encontrar etiquetas de ingredientes de organismos modificados genéticamente (OGM) en los envases de alimentos y garantizar que los productores de alimentos no estén sujetos a requisitos de etiquetado confusos o contradictorios.
Merkley: Protecting Consumers’ Right to Know
March 2, 2016—This week in his “We the People” speech series, Senator Merkley discusses the importance of ensuring consumers can find genetically-modified organism (GMO) ingredient labeling on food packaging while ensuring that food producers are not subject to confusing or conflicting labeling requirements in different locations. Read more about the
Merkley a la EPA: Necesitamos actuar sobre la crisis del aire tóxico de Portland
El Senador de Oregón Jeff Merkley analiza la necesidad urgente de actuar sobre la alarmante crisis del aire tóxico de Portland y proteger la salud pública en la audiencia de Medio Ambiente y Obras Públicas del Senado.
Merkley: Give SCOTUS nominee a fair hearing and timely vote
Feb. 24, 2016—This week in his “We the People” speech series, Senator Merkley discusses the Senate’s constitutional obligation to consider a President’s nominees in a thoughtful and timely manner, and urges Republican Senators to drop their partisan Supreme Court blockade and commit to holding hearings and votes on the President’s
Merkley: Working to End Slavery and Human Trafficking
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks on the importance of working to end slavery and human trafficking.
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