Merkley Demands Senate Act NOW to Release Epstein Files
Senator Merkley spoke on the floor to urge Senate passage of his bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Merkley Calls to Reopen Government and Extend Health Care Tax Credits
Senator Jeff Merkley took to the Senate floor to break the impasse and immediately reopen the government by passing a one-year extension of tax credits folks rely on for affordable ACA health care coverage.
Past Time for Senate Action
(Originally posted August 10th, 2020) – Sitting on your hands when the people of America need us—that is not acceptable in the U.S. Senate. Let’s act boldly. Let’s act decisively. Let’s recognize that we must rise to meet this national challenge, and do so now.
Senate Republicans Skipped Town
(Originally streamed live August 6th, 2020) – Senate Republicans skipped town AGAIN without a plan in place to get much needed emergency relief to workers and families. This lack of urgency is baffling and unacceptable. We need to extend the $600/week, expand SNAP, protect essential workers, and prioritize testing.
Republicans need to get serious about beating COVID-19
(Originally posted August 5th, 2020) – Senate Republicans aren’t treating this moment like the global health crisis it is. They’re not treating it like the historic economic downturn it is. Instead of a pathetic box-checking effort, they need to get serious about beating COVID-19 and getting Americans the support they
Trump’s tactics in Portland make him a violent suppressor
(Originally posted August 4th, 2020) – Here’s what Donald Trump just doesn’t get: Using secret police tactics against peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters doesn’t make him a defender of law and order; it makes him a violent suppressor.
Merkley Questions Secretary Pompeo in Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing
(Originally posted July 31st, 2020) – Extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrest, violence against indigenous peoples and LGBTQ communities, widespread corruption and human rights abuses – this is what Honduras looks like under its current president, so I asked Sec. Pompeo why this Administration continues to cozy up to Juan Orlando
Merkley Speaks Out Against Secret Police Night 2
(Originally streamed live on July 23rd, 2020) – Last night, Senate Republicans were OFFENDED that I dared come to the Floor a second time, asking simply for a vote on my bill to end Trump’s use of secret police. Well I’m back on the Floor now, asking AGAIN. Americans’ rights