Dec 2, 2015
So $11 billion in returns. I believe that number includes real cash returned to individuals but does not include the vast savings that have come from families who were never cheated in the first place.
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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Dec 2, 2015
I thank my colleague so much for presenting this idea before she came to the U.S. Senate and for helping--well, stepping in to be the initial Director, getting it up and running, and now being here to make sure we defend its ability to…
Dec 2, 2015
Thank you, Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent to conduct a colloquy with my colleagues from Massachusetts and Florida for roughly the next 30 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Appropriations Bills and…
Nov 19, 2015
Mr. President, 7 years ago, Wall Street came closer to imploding than at any other time since the Great Depression. Wall Street had stacked the deck for themselves and against consumers by turning a banking system that in the past had…
Nov 17, 2015
Thank you very much, Mr. President. I rise today to oppose the Congressional Review Act to derail the Clean Power Plan. It was Theodore Roosevelt who said, ``Of all the questions that can come before this nation, short of the actual…
Nov 17, 2015
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my intern, Zachary Fergus, have privileges of the floor for the balance of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana…
Nov 4, 2015
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my intern, Peter Narby, be granted the privileges of the floor for the balance of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Nov 4, 2015
Mr. President, I rise to recognize the damage global warming is doing to our beautiful blue-green planet and talk about a specific bill, the keep it in the ground bill, that can be part of the way we successfully address global warming…
Oct 28, 2015
Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I will note that we secured this language an hour ago. We have no complete insight on the impact of the language, and this is language more appropriately debated in the committee process. I…
Oct 28, 2015
Mr. President, this first request was to get this bill done right now and reauthorized. I am going to turn to a different possibility, which is to secure a debate here on the floor which would afford my colleague from Oklahoma the…
Oct 28, 2015
Here we are with this paralyzed process where a few individuals say: You know, I guess it is not important to get toxic cancer-causing items out of our household products. Also, it is not important that our States get flexible funds to…
Oct 28, 2015
Mr. President, I rise today to speak about an issue that affects the health of our children in every single State. I ask unanimous consent that after I have completed my remarks, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Markey, Senator Boxer, and…
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