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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.
Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 3962, the Merkley-Klobuchar amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), for himself, Ms. Klobuchar…
I ask unanimous consent Senator Kerry, Senator Franken, and Senator Levin be added as cosponsors. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, in honor of National Nurses Week, I wish to recognize the more than 3 million nurses who work hard day-in and day-out to give patients the care they deserve. Because my wife Mary is a nurse, I have seen firsthand what an…
Mr. President, he will elaborate on these provisions, but I want to put up my third chart because at the hearings my colleague had focused attention on a real challenge. Through those hearings some have observed that Goldman Sachs has…
Mr. President, I am honored to rise to address the Volcker amendment, which I am pleased to be able to cosponsor with my colleague and friend who is now presiding over the Senate. I thank Senator Levin for the outstanding job he has done…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. We are in morning business. ____________________
My colleague is absolutely right. Because predatory mortgage practices were at the heart of this crisis that led to securities that blew up the economy and led to the loss of millions of jobs around our Nation, with an unemployment rate in …
Mr. President, I applaud my colleague from California who has been an extraordinary champion of consumers throughout her career. She understands that the basis of a successful nation is successful families. That depends on them having a…
My friend and colleague is absolutely correct; that, indeed, my colleagues across the aisle, the Republicans, voted three times to say they did not want to proceed to the bill, where their ideas would bear public scrutiny. Instead, they…
Well, my colleague is absolutely correct. The failure of financial rules has become so obvious and had such devastating impact for our families--as my colleague put it, $17 trillion worth of damage. That means families lost their…
If I might chime in at this point and say that in terms of the discussion I saw at the State level in Oregon, this is a bipartisan discussion, because it is indeed deeply rooted in traditions and wisdom that extends back not just…
Madam President, I rise to praise my colleague from Rhode Island for producing this amendment. I look forward to seeing it offered. I certainly am honored to be able to cosponsor it. I thought I would share with him a story that goes back…
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