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Jeff Merkley

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Jeff Alan Merkley is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Oregon since January 6, 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Merkley has focused on issues such as healthcare, climate change, and economic inequality throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for progressive policies and has worked to address the challenges facing working families in Oregon and across the nation. Merkley is known for his commitment to transparency and accountability in government, often speaking out against perceived injustices and advocating for reforms.

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Jul 27, 2017

I ask unanimous consent that my intern, Joshua Friedlein, be granted privileges of the floor for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Jul 26, 2017

I intend to offer the following motions to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that they be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Motion to Commit With…

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Jul 25, 2017

of course my colleague from Texas made this big rant a little while ago about how ObamaCare is a job killer. When I pointed out it has created jobs all over our country in healthcare, no response. When I pointed out it has created the…

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Jul 25, 2017

we are now considering the Cruz amendment, which he titles consumer freedom, but there could not be a more misnamed amendment to come to the floor. Americans know this as the fake insurance amendment. This is the amendment that says: Hey…

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Jul 25, 2017

I do oppose this because essentially when there is consideration of listing, you are on the verge of a listing, there has been a surge in hunting for species that this would encourage.

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Jul 25, 2017

I believe my colleague has the remainder of the time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.

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Jul 24, 2017

I rise to address the Republican plan to have a vote to proceed to a healthcare bill tomorrow. The only challenge is that we have no idea what bill we are being asked to proceed to. This is hardly the way a democratic republic operates in…

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Jul 19, 2017

I ask unanimous consent that my intern, Janine Kritschgau, be granted privileges of the floor for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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Jul 19, 2017

our Nation's courts are supposed to be bastions of justice. They are intended to be run by men and women of sober contemplation and scholarly reflection, with the temperament to put aside their own personal feelings and biases and consider…

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Jul 19, 2017

the most important three words in our Constitution are the first three--``We the People''--the mission statement for our Nation, laid out in supersized font so that no one would forget what this document, our Constitution, is all about…

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Jul 17, 2017

climate disruption is the seminal challenge of our generation. It is the most significant test that human civilization on our planet has faced, and there are a lot of questions about how we are going to be able to come together as a…

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Jul 17, 2017

There is a proposal to move the State Department Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration to the Department of Homeland Security. Good idea, bad idea?

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Jul 17, 2017

An appalling number, almost 800 million people across the world, do not have enough food to eat every day.

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Jul 17, 2017

I only hope that in any negotiations on the humanitarian assistance budget, Members of Congress avoid splitting the difference between what has been proposed and what expanding needs require.

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Jul 17, 2017

To have this happen by accident for 16 months in a row is less than 1 out of 1 trillion times 1 trillion. In other words, there is nothing accidental about this.

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Jul 17, 2017

In this power struggle that became a tribal conflict, is there a way to put the pieces back together? And if so, how?

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Jul 17, 2017

During the continuing resolution, the funding, we worked in a bipartisan way to provide about $900 million more to adjust famines.

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Jul 17, 2017

Is it essential, as this UNICEF report points out, that we aggressively, as an international community, take on what is often called global warming, which I refer to as climate disruption?

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Jul 17, 2017

Why would we not raise that with an ally?

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Jul 17, 2017

I am hopeful that the President of the United States and other leaders of the United States Government will weigh in...

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Jul 17, 2017

there is no indication that the administration has raised the issues that Senator Young has talked about.

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Jul 17, 2017

Particularly in the refugee camps, it seems like we could somehow provide more security to diminish this.

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Jul 17, 2017

should we be asking our President to weigh in directly with the King of Saudi Arabia to get access for aid into Yemen?

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Jul 17, 2017

Security risks often flow with an influx of refugees.

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Jul 17, 2017

I strongly believe, and we at the ICRC strongly believe that states, especially those that are directly or indirectly involved, and supporting partners, can exercise their leverage over the warring parties on the ground.

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