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On the recordOctober 23, 2025
I’ve come to the Senate floor tonight to ring the alarm bells. We’re in the most perilous moment, the biggest threat to our republic since the Civil War. President Trump is shredding our Constitution.
Said by
Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
Source
msnbc.com

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Merkley warns about the current threat to democracy posed by Trump.

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