Jan 27, 2011
Madam President, I thank my colleague from New Mexico for his leadership on the constitutional option. Some may ponder how it is that we have come to have this constitutional argument at this moment. As he has noted, under 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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Jan 27, 2011
Mr. President, I rise to continue the debate on this set of rule proposals, but specifically to talk about the talking filibuster. There is one scene from an American movie that captures everyone's attention, and that is the scene of Jimmy…
Jan 27, 2011
Mr. President, I want to correct the record on something that has been said on the other side of the aisle; that is, the abuse of the filibuster has been a response to filling the tree. In the last 2 years, we had the tree filled once. We…
Jan 27, 2011
Mr. President, I thank Senator Lautenberg for introducing the concept of a talking filibuster 2 years ago, and I thank all colleagues who have worked to end the abuse of our current filibuster. The fact is, we have not done any…
Jan 25, 2011
Mr. President, I submit a resolution on behalf of myself and Senator Tom Udall to amend rule XIX and rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the…
Jan 25, 2011
Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Tennessee for coming to the floor. I applaud his long service. When I first came to the Senate, Senator Hatfield asked me to bring greetings to his former colleagues, and I had the chance to sit…
Jan 25, 2011
Mr. President, it has been the tradition of this Chamber, when there are rules proposals, to put them on the floor for debate and to hold that debate. Then if the body does not like that, either to defeat them outright or to table them or…
Jan 25, 2011
I believe, one vote short needed to close debate on the motion to proceed to get to the DISCLOSE Act. So we could not even get onto the bill. So here is a Supreme Court decision that allows unlimited-- unlimited--secret foreign donations…
Jan 25, 2011
Well, I say to Senator Harkin, I think that is a tremendous example. I believe we actually had 59 votes twice----
Jan 25, 2011
So if I might explain, if there is something critical to my State, the talking filibuster enables me to find a couple of other Senators who share my views. Perhaps they have similar issues in their States. For example, the citizens of…
Jan 25, 2011
Mr. President, it is quite a contrast that the Senator is drawing between an era in which in a 2-week period the bulk of the team was in place, ready to do the work they were elected by the people to do--the executive branch, headed by the…
Jan 25, 2011
I would certainly like to thank Senator Harkin for the many years he has pursued reforming the rules of the Senate, especially from the perspective of being in the minority and then maintaining that same effort in the majority. I believe…
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