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Cliff Bentz
@cliffbentz· Republican · OR· Apr 29, 2026

Mr. Chairman, this is an excellent bill, and we need it in Oregon. We have 30 million acres of trees. We absolutely need what this bill would provide.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Apr 28, 2026

Just so we are clear, there is authority to continue the protections for the American people already. We will have that debate. I am eager to work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle. We have to recognize that the only path forward…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Apr 22, 2026

My colleague from Kentucky is right that this bill is unfunded, that it adds to the deficit and adds to the debt. And maybe the best way to address that is not to send $70 billion to two Agencies that are sitting on top of $103 billion…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Apr 15, 2026

Let us today, all 100 Senators, uphold our oath to the Constitution. The indiscriminate use of American bombs in Iran and Lebanon and Gaza that targets civilians and infrastructure by Israel must end. We should not sell these bulldozers…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Mar 31, 2026

We’ll be damned if we let Donald Trump change the way our state runs its elections.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 31, 2026

This is all part of his effort to rig the upcoming November election. We can’t let him succeed. Save our Republic!

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 25, 2026

The answer to that, as I already pointed out, is that I am going to offer two proposals: One, that we fully fund TSA, and we do it not for 2 weeks but we do it for the balance of this year through September 30.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 25, 2026

And so I will just put forward the fact. I am not impugning anyone, just the fact that nine times Members of this body have come to the floor and asked unanimous consent to fund TSA. And an additional 12 times, Members of this body have…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 25, 2026

Let's release these hostages because TSA is being held hostage by my colleagues across the aisle, and FEMA workers are being held as hostages--

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Maxine Dexter
@maxinedexter· OR· Mar 24, 2026

People just want their time in airports to be uneventful. They want to get through security, get to their gate, get to their home and their families, or onto their travels without chaos, delays, or confusion. The White House is making that…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Mar 19, 2026

I will just note, once again, the failure to completely address the point that this bill is targeted at stopping students from voting, stopping Tribal members from voting, and that the broader bill from which it is derived is aimed at…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Mar 3, 2026

I have made a number of requests specifically for the information that my colleague has now described as something that is going to come out. I will believe it when I see it. What I do know is the Treasury Department has stonewalled us…

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Janelle Bynum
@janellebynum· OR· Feb 2, 2026

It is Black History Month, and I came to give you hell all month. This weekend, ICE agents tear-gassed kids. Let me repeat that. ICE agents tear-gassed kids. Protestors from union families in Portland, Oregon, came together to exercise…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jan 28, 2026

I asked my colleague from across the aisle if he would pause for a question not to address all the lists of particulars he threw out to all 47 of his colleagues on this side of the aisle but to simply make one point. That is, he said, that…

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Suzanne Bonamici
@suzannebonamici· Democratic · OR· Jan 21, 2026

Deciding whether and when to have a child is a deeply personal decision. It should not be made by politicians, and it certainly should not be made by anti-choice extremists. The biased, anti-choice efforts underpinning these two bills will…

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Janelle Bynum
@janellebynum· OR· Jan 20, 2026

I will offer my impression of a congressional Member owl who will not stand up to the unconstitutional acts of this administration. Who? Who me? Everything is okay. I see the beatings on TV. I see ICE showing up at people's doors. I see…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jan 10, 2026

It's so important we be honest with the American people about what happened.

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