Standing Up for Human and Civil Rights

Ahead of Busy Holiday Travel Season, Merkley Urges Oversight of TSA’s Unchecked Use of Facial Recognition Technology at Airports Nationwide

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today joined forces with a bipartisan group of his colleagues to sound the alarm on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) facial recognition regime in airports across the United States. Merkley co-led the effort with Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA),

Merkley Speaks on Senate Floor in Support of Blocking the Sale of Offensive Weapons to Israel

Senator Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, in support of three Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block the sale of offensive weapons to the Netanyahu government. Senator Merkley’s statement on the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-statement-on-vote-to-block-offensive-arms-sales-to-the-netanyahu-government/

Chairs’ Statement on the Trial of Jimmy Lai and Sentences in the Hong Kong 47 Case

(Washington)—The Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Representative Christoper Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) issued the following statement on the expected trial of Jimmy Lai and the sentencing of pro-democracy advocates commonly known as the “Hong Kong 47” (HK47). “The expected trial of Jimmy Lai and

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