{"id":21659,"date":"2025-02-13T13:16:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=21659"},"modified":"2025-05-01T12:37:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T16:37:55","slug":"merkley-joins-senate-dems-to-hold-the-floor-overnight-to-protest-rfk-jr-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-joins-senate-dems-to-hold-the-floor-overnight-to-protest-rfk-jr-nomination\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley Joins Senate Dems to Hold the Floor Overnight to Protest RFK Jr. Nomination"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Merkley Joins Senate Dems to Hold the Floor Overnight to Protest RFK Jr. Nomination\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MC0F8lQBVOE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Senator Merkley spoke on the U.S. Senate floor in the early hours of Thursday, February 13, 2025 as part of Democratic efforts to delay Trump\u2019s nomination of Robert F. 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