if we keep developing new sources then essentially what we're doing is we're committing ourselves to a path of warming that goes on for the generations to come
Editor's note · Context
Merkley warns against new fossil fuel projects contributing to long-term climate change.
Share & report
More from Jeff Merkley
Mr. President, I have a question for my colleague from Massachusetts, if she would yield for a question.
Madam President, I call up my amendment No. 1758 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oregon [Mr. Merkley]…
There’s something here that everyone should notice. We are slipping into a strong man state where the president has such an acquiescent Republican caucus that they’re doing this crazy policy hurting America, hurting the next generation…
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.





