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.
A White Nationalist Has No Place in the White House
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joined Senators Hirono, Stabenow, Markey, and Senator-elect Van Hollen today to call on Donald Trump to forcefully renounce the acts of hatred inspired by his deeply divisive campaign and immediately fire white nationalist Steve Bannon as his Chief Strategist.
One year later: Honoring Umpqua Community College victims
One year following the tragic UCC shooting, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate Floor today to honor the victims, including his relative Rebecka Ann Carnes.
Two years after Flint: Race should not determine disaster response
As Congress negotiates a bill to fund the government by Friday, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley demands that the must-pass spending bill include both funding for Flint victims and Louisiana flood victims to help them recover from tragedy.
Two years after Flint: Race should not determine disaster response
As Congress negotiates a bill to fund the government by Friday, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley demands that the must-pass spending bill include both funding for Flint victims and Louisiana flood victims to help them recover from tragedy.
Justice for Flint
As Congress negotiates a bill to fund the government by Friday, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley demands that the must-pass spending bill include both funding for Flint victims and Louisiana flood victims to help them recover from tragedy.
100% Clean and Renewable Energy: The Challenge of Our Generation
In a floor speech today, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley discussed his plan to transition America to 100% clean and renewable energy by 2050, and his upcoming legislation that will lay out a pathway to “100 by 50.”
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