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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 30, 2024

the challenge is a reflection of almost tribal-level warfare between the parties.

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Jul 30, 2024

this expanding tension in which warfare is conducted by the minority against the President...is just not serving our democracy well.

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Jul 30, 2024

the only way I see us pursuing these reforms is by that type of conversation.

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Jul 30, 2024

the minority...has an incentive to slow things down, make it difficult, extract promises.

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Jul 30, 2024

the minority...has an incentive to slow things down, make it difficult, extract promises.

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Jul 30, 2024

But what I have seen in the testimony was that the actual time for folks on the Privileged Calendar is slower than those who go to committee, and it is slower now than when that reform was passed.

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Jul 30, 2024

this expanding tension in which warfare is conducted by the minority against the President...is just not serving our democracy well.

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Jul 30, 2024

Why do we never hear about this? If it was the reverse, and driving your electric car was five times more expensive than driving your fuel combustion car, you can bet every fossil fuel company in America would be publicizing that.

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Jul 30, 2024

the challenge is a reflection of almost tribal-level warfare between the parties.

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Jul 30, 2024

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and certainly one of the reasons there is so much interest in my home state in electrics is because of what is happening right now. We have 121 fires burning in my state. Over one million acres have already burned…

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Jul 30, 2024

I mean, here you have 100 talented people coming together with all their experience in the world, and we just spend an incredibly, tediously slow nomination process instead of putting all those talents to work on legislation to make…

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Jul 30, 2024

But what I have seen in the testimony was that the actual time for folks on the Privileged Calendar is slower than those who go to committee, and it is slower now than when that reform was passed.

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Jul 30, 2024

the only way I see us pursuing these reforms is by that type of conversation.

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Jul 29, 2024

Freedom House has now documented Chinese transnational repression in 36 countries, so it really is spreading in an effort to shape how they are viewed around the world.

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Jul 29, 2024

We have been really a voice in the world to identify, promote the vision of fundamental human rights.

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Jul 29, 2024

the Postal Service in the United States has always in the past been about great service. Their motto said all: Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night shall stop these courageous couriers from swift completion of their appointed…

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Jul 29, 2024

the minority...has an incentive to slow things down, make it difficult, extract promises.

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Jul 29, 2024

the challenge is a reflection of almost tribal-level warfare between the parties.

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Jul 29, 2024

this expanding tension in which warfare is conducted by the minority against the President...is just not serving our democracy well.

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Jun 18, 2024

last fall, Senator Wyden and I had the privilege of introducing Judge Mustafa Kasubhai to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Judge Kasubhai is unquestionably qualified to be the next U.S. district judge for the District of Oregon. I know that…

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Jun 18, 2024

I ask unanimous consent to grant floor privileges to my interns for the following days--these are the days that they are having their shadow day where they accompany me around the Capitol--Mimi Papathanasopoulos on June 18, 2024; Liliana…

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Jun 13, 2024

the Right to IVF Act is simple. It says that all Americans should have access to the tools that they need to start a family, no matter where they live or how much they earn or whether they serve in the military. That all sounds obvious. We…

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Jun 12, 2024

this last weekend, I held six townhalls in six rural counties, and in townhall after townhall, people asked me: What happened to the Supreme Court? How did it become so corrupt? Why hasn't the Chief Justice reined it in? Well, these six…

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Jun 12, 2024

Hedge funds want to take that off the plate of middle-class Americans and put it on their plate.

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Jun 12, 2024

My father, the mechanic, would ask the question, why is it that working people who earn their income by the sweat of their brow pay a higher marginal rate than do millionaires getting a return on their already existing investments?

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