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Follows Trump sending federal troops to Oregon and cities nationwide<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today denounced Senate Republicans for voting down his amendment with his Oregon colleague, Senator Ron Wyden, to prevent unidentifiable federal law enforcement and armed forces from being deployed against Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI led an amendment with Senator Wyden to require federal military and law enforcement agents to display their agency and name or badge number at protests. There is a name for unidentified security forces throwing protesters into unmarked vans at the direction of an authoritarian government: fascism. This happened under Trump in 2020 and is happening now,\u201d dijo Merkley.<\/strong> \u201cWhile Senate Democrats supported my amendment, 50 Senate Republicans blocked this common-sense amendment to help hold federal forces accountable for their tactics. I\u2019ll continue to explore all avenues to stand up for our civil rights and oppose Trump\u2019s illegal attempts to use federal law enforcement and armed forces against Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cImagine the terror any adult or child suffers when somebody who\u2019s masked and unidentified swoops in to snatch them away in Oregon or anywhere else in America,\u201d dijo Wyden.<\/strong> \u201cSenate Republicans showed their true colors this week when they rejected this amendment that would have restored common sense and common decency to Donald Trump\u2019s un-American scheme to squelch transparency, accountability and legality. I\u2019ll keep pressing for legislation that would require federal agents to go unmasked, along with battling back just as hard against Trump\u2019s plot to plunk troops needlessly into Portland.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Merkley filed an amendment to the Ley de Autorizaci\u00f3n de la Defensa Nacional <\/em>based on his legislation, the Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America\u2019s Streets Act<\/em><\/a>. He teamed up with Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Senator Wyden in 2020 to introduce the bill after unmarked federal forces grabbed protestors off the street in Portland. The Oregon lawmakers renewed their effort to bring attention to the issue by reintroducing the bill in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Este comunicado de prensa ha sido actualizado.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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