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: A Government of “We the People” (not “We the Powerful”)
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley kicks off his “We the People” speech series to addresses issues affecting everyday Americans and propose ways to solve the challenges we face.
CNN: Merkley calls Donald Trump Muslim comments “Wrong and Dangerous”
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley speaks with CNN’s John Berman on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S.
The Worst Idea From Any Presidential Candidate. Ever.
Today, after GOP Presidential Candidate Donald Trump issued a proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S., Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley strongly denounced the proposal on the Senate floor, calling it “the single worst idea I have heard from any presidential candidate, ever.”
Merkley decries Republican efforts to slip Wall St. favors into must-pass spending bills
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, the Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, speaks on the Senate floor to decry Republican efforts to slip poison pill riders letting Wall Street return to reckless and risky practices into must-pass, year-end spending bills. Despite the risk of
Merkley: Improving veterans care
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joins Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) along with veterans groups and health care advocates to introduce the Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act—a bill that would make common-sense changes in VA staffing policies to improve veterans care and working conditions
Merkley: Why we need to keep fossil fuels in the ground
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks on the Senate floor to urge Congress to support the Keep it in the Ground Act and accelerate the transition from a fossil fuel economy to a clean energy economy.
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