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.
Merkley Reads Coretta Scott King’s Letter
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley reads a letter in opposition to Jeff Sessions from civil rights icon Coretta Scott King. Senator Elizabeth Warren was censured for reading the same letter on the Senate Floor earlier.
Merkley Explains ‘No’ Vote on Tillerson
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor today to discuss his decision to vote ‘no’ on ExxonMobil CEO Rexx Tillerson for Secretary of State.
Lady Liberty Is Crying
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor today to denounce President Trump’s Executive Orders banning Muslim refugees and immigrants and demand that Trump reverse these orders immediately.
Merkley Decries Trump Muslim Ban at Washington County Town Hall
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks to hundreds in Tigard about Trump’s Executive Order stopping refugee admissions into the United States and shutting down visas for seven majority-Muslim nations.
Merkley Decries Trump Muslim Ban at Multnomah County Town Hall
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks to thousands in Portland about Trump’s Executive Order stopping refugee admissions into the United States and shutting down visas for seven majority-Muslim nations.
Merkley Questions Office of Management and Budget Director Nominee Mick Mulvaney Round 2
As a member of the Senate Budget Committee, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley questions Office of Management and Budget nominee Mick Mulvaney at his confirmation hearing.
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