Jul 19, 2012
Mr. President, I come to the floor today to address several issues. First, I would like to talk a little bit about the DISCLOSE Act. Earlier this week we had two votes on whether to end debate on whether to debate the DISCLOSE Act. The…
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 16, 2012
Even the corporation itself doesn't know what it is doing; that is, the corporation might have 10,000 shareholders and they are the cooperation. The corporation is a legal fiction, as our colleague says, that allows a board of directors to…
Jul 16, 2012
To my colleague from Rhode Island, I ask this: How is it possible for 5 members of the Supreme Court to look at this issue of unlimited, secret spending and knowing that can be used to intimidate and corrupt the electoral process and…
Jul 16, 2012
It was 85 percent deceptive and 15 percent accurate. To the other point, this is taking one of the contests between Gingrich and Romney. You can see the red bar, the negative ads, benefiting Romney for attacks on Gingrich. Positive ads for…
Jul 16, 2012
Just a moment ago our colleague from Louisiana was noting that we have important work to do to shore up the American family. Families have lost--the number is, on average, $100,000 of equity in their house per family. That is a phenomenal…
Jul 16, 2012
I think back to the period when our forefathers and foremothers came here and said: We are going to set up a new set of colonies, a new set of rules. One of the things at the very heart of that was the notion that we the people, we the…
Jul 16, 2012
Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Louisiana for her remarks. Would the Senator be able to engage in a question or two?
Jul 16, 2012
Madam President, perhaps the most important three words in our constitution are ``We the people.'' But the whole notion of ``We the people'' is threatened by oceans of dark secret cash, oceans of cash used as a threat on the front end and…
Jul 16, 2012
I was thinking back to a book that a friend gave me to read. It was called ``Treason of the Senate.'' When I first heard him speak about it over the phone, I think he was saying he had a book about the reason of the Senate. It turned out…
Jul 16, 2012
I ask the Senator, when the company gets involved in that manner or a billionaire gets involved in that manner and their motive is largely to advance their financial interests, do they use that to fund ads that are an accurate…
Jul 16, 2012
To the Senator's point about the distinction between a corporate forum and an individual justice, John Paul Stevens addressed this in his dissent. He said: In the context of elections to public office, the distinction between corporate and…
Jun 20, 2012
Madam President, this bill is about holding USDA accountable. Organic farmers, when they get crop insurance, pay a 5- percent premium upfront. The whole concept was that on the back end they would be compensated at the value of their…
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