{"id":21581,"date":"2025-03-03T20:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T01:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=21581"},"modified":"2025-03-03T20:00:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T01:00:05","slug":"tuesday-night-merkley-to-hold-virtual-forum-with-oregonians-after-trumps-joint-address-to-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/tuesday-night-merkley-to-hold-virtual-forum-with-oregonians-after-trumps-joint-address-to-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Night, Merkley to Hold Virtual Forum with Oregonians After Trump\u2019s Joint Address to Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2014 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley will hold a live forum for all Oregonians, live on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jeffmerkley\/live_videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;y&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SenatorJeffMerkleyYT\/streams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, after President Trump\u2019s joint address to Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merkley is attending the address to send a clear message to Trump that he fiercely opposes the disastrous actions endangering funding for critical programs around the state, harming our economy and workers, and threatening Oregon values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cTrump and his sidekick Elon Musk are waging a full-on administrative authoritarian takeover of our country. Trump thinks this week\u2019s joint address to Congress is a pulpit to spout destruction and hate towards Americans. I won\u2019t accept it as normal, and I won\u2019t let Trump skate by without opposition,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>dijo Merkley.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cJoin me after the address to discuss how we move forward together to reinstate government of, by, and for the people!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Merkley\u2019s virtual event is open to all Oregonians and members of the press on Tuesday, March 4, following the President\u2019s address. While the exact start time depends on the length of the speech, Merkley\u2019s event is expected to begin around 7:45 p.m. PT. The virtual forum can be watched LIVE on Senator Merkley\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jeffmerkley\/live_videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;y&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SenatorJeffMerkleyYT\/streams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>&nbsp;pages. Those interested in asking a question during the livestream can use&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/g\/BUGXGYMUmf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this form to submit questions<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2014 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley will hold a live forum for all Oregonians, live on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;YouTube, after President Trump\u2019s joint address to Congress. 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