Republican Ballroom Funding Bill “Doesn’t do a Damn Thing” to Help Families – Merkley
Senator Merkley torches the Republican focus on weaponizing reconciliation to fund Trump’s ballroom as families are struggling to pay for groceries, rent, and gas during a press conference on May 12, 2026.
Put Families Ahead of Predatory Payday Lenders – Merkley Calls for Commonsense Guardrails
Senator Jeff Merkley brought a Joint Resolution of Disapproval to the Senate floor to undo the Trump Administration’s industry giveaway to predatory payday lenders and restore critical consumer protections.
Merkley Forces Vote to Rein in Trump’s Illegal War with Iran
Senator Jeff Merkley forced a War Powers Resolution vote to rein in Trump’s unconstitutional war with Iran on May 13, 2026.
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
“We have an authoritarian president out of control.”
(Originally posted July 22nd, 2020) – Donald Trump is taking the secret police tactics of Putin, Erdo?an, Duterte to American streets. We have an authoritarian president who is out of control.
Merkley Speaks Out Against Secret Police
(Originally streamed live on July 21st, 2020)
2020 Wasco County Town Hall
(Originally streamed live on July 21st, 2020) – I sat down with Oregonians in Wasco County for a virtual town hall, and we streamed our conversation right here to Facebook. Town hall begins around the 6 minute mark. Watch below to hear everything we talked about, including unmarked secret police
Every American should be terrified by what they’ve seen
(Originally posted July 20, 2020) – I’m flying back to DC right now to introduce legislation to STOP TRUMP from using his federal forces as secret military police. What he is doing in our state is the stuff of dictatorships and nightmares, and let me be clear: If he gets
This feels like an occupying force with no transparency.
(Originally posted July 13th, 2020) – By sending in this kind of occupying force, Donald Trump has inflamed the situation, not helped it. The Trump/Barr occupiers should get out of Oregon.
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