Merkley Demands Vote to Block Kennedy Center Demolition
Trump’s allies in the Senate blocked Merkley’s bipartisan bill with Alaska’s U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski to prohibit the demolition of any national memorial to honor a U.S. president—like the Kennedy Center—without an act of Congress on September 28, 2026.
Merkley Forces Senate Vote on Trump’s Arch – Republicans BLOCK Him
Senator Merkley forced a Senate vote to ban federal funding from being used for the planning or construction of Trump’s arch on September 28, 2026. Republicans blocked his bill.
America in Jeopardy – Merkley, Warren, Van Hollen, and Smith Expose Trump’s Corruption
Senators Jeff Merkley, Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, and Tina Smith expose how Trump’s pattern of corruption puts America in jeopardy.
Merkley: Republican Budget Is a Roadmap Towards Greater Inequality
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks out in the Senate Budget Committee against the Senate Republican Budget that helps the wealthiest in America at the expense of working- and middle-class…
Sen. Merkley Honors the 50th Anniversary of Selma Marches
Sen. Merkley speaks on the Senate Floor on March 9, 2015 to honor the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches and to urge Congress to pass legislation restoring the Voting Rights Act.
Merkley: Trade policy should be judged by whether it creates good American jobs
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks about U.S. trade policy on the floor of the U.S. Senate on February 26, 2015.
Merkley Speaks Out Against Looming Homeland Security Shutdown
Sen. Merkley speaks on the Senate floor against a misguided plan that puts deporting DREAMers ahead of protecting and strengthening Homeland Security.
Merkley on Keystone: “You want to unleash the dirtiest oil in the world?”
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks out on the floor of the Senate against the Keystone XL Pipeline on January 13, 2015.
Merkley: Congress Must Deliver for the Klamath Basin
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks on the floor of the Senate on December 16, 2014 on the community-developed water agreements in the Klamath Basin and the…