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: The Republican Budget Fails Oregon’s Middle Class Families
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley speaks on the Senate Floor on the devastating impacts that the Republican spending blueprint would have on Oregon’s middle-class and working families.
Senator Merkley: A Historic Moment for Marriage Equality
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley on the steps of the Supreme Court on the day the Court hears arguments that will determine whether same-sex couples have the constitutional right to marry.
Sen. Merkley: We Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between Two Budgets for the Best Off
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley speaks out in the 2016 Budget Conference Committee against the House and Senate Republican Budgets that both help the wealthiest in America at the expense of …
Merkley, Warren and Franken Stand Up for Consumer Protection
On March 25, 2015, Senators Merkley, Warren and Franken lead a press conference pushing back on Republican budget attacks on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Wall St reform.
Merkley: Senate GOP Budget Fails the Middle Class (Full Video)
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley takes to the Senate Floor to explain how the Senate GOP Budget favors the wealthy and well-connected while failing America’s middle-class families.
Merkley: Senate GOP Budget Fails the Middle Class
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