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: The Impacts of Power Line Burial and Rerouting on Oregon’s Rural Electric Co-ops
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley speaks with Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze about the impacts of burying power lines in Eastern Oregon
Merkley: A Progressive Agenda to Create New Opportunities
On Tuesday, May 12, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joined New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and progressive leaders from around the country by the steps of the U.S. Capitol to lay out a bold new progressive agenda to create opportunity and rising wages for ordinary Americans. The agenda directly takes
Merkley: The Republican Budget Fails Oregon’s Middle Class Families (Highlights)
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks on the Senate Floor on the devastating impacts that the Republican spending blueprint would have on Oregon’s middle-class and working families.
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