Merkley Demands Vote to Block Kennedy Center Demolition
Trump’s allies in the Senate blocked Merkley’s bipartisan bill with Alaska’s U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski to prohibit the demolition of any national memorial to honor a U.S. president—like the Kennedy Center—without an act of Congress on September 28, 2026.
Merkley Forces Senate Vote on Trump’s Arch – Republicans BLOCK Him
Senator Merkley forced a Senate vote to ban federal funding from being used for the planning or construction of Trump’s arch on September 28, 2026. Republicans blocked his bill.
America in Jeopardy – Merkley, Warren, Van Hollen, and Smith Expose Trump’s Corruption
Senators Jeff Merkley, Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, and Tina Smith expose how Trump’s pattern of corruption puts America in jeopardy.
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