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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Oct 3, 2023

That was part of the beauty of Dianne Feinstein, always bringing people together.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Oct 3, 2023

I am honored and pleased to add my voice to that of my colleague, Senator Wyden, in support of this nomination.

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Earl Blumenauer
@earlblumenauer· Democratic · OR· Oct 2, 2023

We are going to pick up where we left off over the weekend, sort of the high school drama about governing the House of Representatives. We have some people who are playing with fire. We have watched them work to the brink. It happened…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Sep 30, 2023

the bill that we will be voting on shortly reflects intense bipartisan collaboration here in the Senate, the type of collaboration that we need to see a lot more of in this institution. I share a lot of credit--let me put it differently. I…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Sep 29, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the privileges of the floor be extended to Mike Zwolinski, a member of my team, for the balance of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Sep 29, 2023

I am standing here at the desk next to the desk of our fallen colleague, Senator Dianne Feinstein. It seems enormously strange that instead of being able to sit here and have her next to me, her desk is covered with a black cloth and a…

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Andrea Salinas
@andreasalinas· Democratic · OR· Sep 28, 2023

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Cammack). The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Salinas moves to recommit the bill H.R. 4665 to the Committee on Appropriations…

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Andrea Salinas
@andreasalinas· Democratic · OR· Sep 28, 2023

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on: Passage of the bill; The…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Sep 27, 2023

Before he retired, the late Orrin Hatch and I said, Medicare today is not the Medicare we had when we were coming up.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Sep 27, 2023

A--as you know, our theory is give everybody in America a chance to get ahead. And that is what the menu's all about.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Sep 27, 2023

the ultra-wealthy can fire off a text to their accountant and say, make sure I don't pay income or payroll taxes this year.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Sep 27, 2023

A--as you know, our theory is give everybody in America a chance to get ahead. And that is what the menu's all about.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Sep 27, 2023

I'm--I'm--I'm glad you made that--that point because not all Medicare advantage plans are created equal.

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Cliff Bentz
@cliffbentz· Republican · OR· Sep 27, 2023

H.R. 2437, introduced by Congressman Murphy, would revise the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System...

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Sep 27, 2023

An advertisement in which one candidate says, hey, my opponent took this position and said such and such, and that is not true. That is not true. That is a violation?

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Sep 27, 2023

Free and unfettered discourse has been the lifeblood of our democracy, and it has kept us free.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Sep 27, 2023

I--my overall impression is the use of deepfakes in campaigns, whether by a candidate or by a third party, can be powerful...

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Sep 27, 2023

Would a candidate's use of a completely falsified digital image of the opponent saying something that the person had never said, would that be illegal under current election law?

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