(Originally posted June 19th, 1865) – On June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally received the news that they were free. 155 years later, we as a nation are still struggling to understand that the legacy of slavery is systemic
(Originally streamed live on June 18th, 2020) – I’m taking to the Senate Floor to demand that Mitch McConnell finally bring the #EqualityAct up for a vote. Last week’s devastating rollbacks in health care protections for transgender Americans makes clear that EQUALITY CANNOT WAIT.
(Originally streamed live on June 16th, 2020) – Now is the time to be agents of change. I’m taking to the Senate Floor to demand action and call on the Senate to pass Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris’s “Justice in Policing Act.”
(Originally posted May 22nd, 2020) – What we have under the Trump administration is a wholesale attack on the structure of the Constitution, as this president systemically destroys the checks and balances of our government.
(Originally streamed live May 19th, 2020) – I’m LIVE right now with Senators Chris Van Hollen and Chris Murphy to talk about our new bill that will give small businesses the flexibility and financial help they need right now. Join us!
(Originally posted May 11th, 2020) – Our nurses and front line health care workers are more than just heroes. They’re life-saving medical professionals who are begging our government to get them the personal protective equipment (PPE) they need to battle the coronavirus in our communities. There’s no excuse for the
(Originally posted March 30th, 2020) – I’ve just launched “Operation: Main Street,” an online economic recovery hub to help Oregon businesses and 501(c)(3)s get emergency aid: www.merkley.senate.gov/mainstreet As programs come online, this portal will be updated with new information and specifics about how and where to access these funds. For
Still at the Capitol. Desk is chaos now. PB&J’s keeping me going through long hours of negotiations. Handful of Republican Senators holding aid hostage now over unemployment benefits for Americans of all things. We need to get this passed NOW.
(Originally posted March 24th, 2020) – In my Senate office, hoping for a vote on the third coronavirus relief bill tonight, and wanted to take a second to talk about another critical issue: getting stranded Oregonians and Americans home ASAP. My team and I are working in overdrive to get
(Originally streamed live on March 18th, 2020): The Senate is voting within the next hour on bipartisan legislation to help in the response to coronavirus, and I’m talking to Oregon media about it. As we continue to grapple with this public health crisis, our top priorities must be to continue
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