Jeff Merkley: “But certainly, one of the challenges we have is all the other plastics degrade and have a huge impact that aren't…”

The SRS program provides crucial payments that are a lifeline for rural communities here in Oregon and across America.

We can’t sleepwalk into a decision this consequential. The law gives Congress the power to review and block a deal like this, and the Senate will now have the chance to fulfill its statutory responsibility before it’s too late.

Giving Saudi Arabia access to U.S. civilian nuclear energy technology without ironclad protections to make sure it doesn't provide a foundation for a nuclear bomb is unacceptable. It is essential that nations pursuing civilian energy…

To be clear: Both parties have played a role in creating Senate dysfunction, and both have a responsibility to fix it.