Merkley to Congress: Fight for government by and for the people—not by and for elites and oligarchs.
Senator Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to outline the corrupting force of dark money in our elections since the Citizens United Supreme Court decision and to chart a path toward disclosure and getting dark money out of our electoral process.
Merkley: Interior Bill is a “Step Toward Congress Reclaiming its Constitutional Power of the Purse”
Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor about the Interior appropriations bill and the importance of Congress reclaiming its ‘Power of the Purse.’
Merkley Leads Bipartisan Push to Tell the Truth about January 6
Senator Merkley led a bipartisan push to display a plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to defend our Capitol and our “We the People” government on January 6, 2021, after Speaker of the House Mike Johnson refused to do so.
It’s all a part of the plan to rig our system for the privileged and the powerful.
It’s all a part of the plan to rig our system for the privileged and the powerful: The hypocrisy of shattering their own precedent from four years ago to confirm a SCOTUS nominee in the middle of an election. The GOP tax giveaway to the wealthiest and big corporations. Rampant
I’m demanding comprehensive COVID relief, including my national utility shutoff moratorium.
Families can’t function without basic, essential water and electricity, and while there have been some local moratoriums on utility shutoffs—aren’t we all America together? Instead of a patchwork where some communities get relief and others don’t, we should be standing together. This is just one urgent need of the American
USPS processing facility inspection
I inspected the main Portland USPS processing facility today, and remain deeply concerned by what I heard. We need to restore USPS from this political sabotage. I know the American people will continue to fight to restore our postal service. It is one of our country’s most beloved institutions, and
Street Roots Podcast
(Originally posted August 17th, 2020) – I sat down with DeVon from the Street Roots podcast to discuss the urgent need for the Senate to finally provide long-overdue coronavirus relief to Americans, including some of our most vulnerable neighbors, like the vendors at Street Roots. We also discussed my bill
Don’t Mess with USPS
(Originally posted August 14th, 2020) – I joined Senator Ron Wyden at the Sellwood Post Office to say, “We will fight to defend our postal workers and the integrity of our election!” Thanks to National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO (NALC) and Portland Oregon Area Local, APWU for joining us
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