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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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Jun 4, 2024

Is it responsible for Congress to say we're going to ignore the enormous damage that climate change is doing across our country through fires, through smoke, through ice storms, through flash floods, through hurricanes, and we'll just…

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Jun 4, 2024

it's hugely irresponsible for us to just say we can try to fix the insurance market, and fail to address the underlying causes

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May 22, 2024

Projects funded through PL-566 and other investments in modernizing our infrastructure have a tremendous return on investment...

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May 22, 2024

Senator Merkley has been a champion of this effort in central Oregon, and I'm grateful that he's leading a bipartisan effort...

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May 22, 2024

Projects funded through PL-566 and other investments in modernizing our infrastructure have a tremendous return on investment...

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May 22, 2024

As Senator Merkley highlighted, the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program, also known as PL-566, has been especially beneficial...

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May 22, 2024

Senator Merkley has been a champion of this effort in central Oregon, and I'm grateful that he's leading a bipartisan effort...

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May 22, 2024

As Senator Merkley highlighted, the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program, also known as PL-566, has been especially beneficial...

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May 21, 2024

As Senator Merkley highlighted, the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program, also known as PL-566, has been especially beneficial.

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May 21, 2024

Given Israel's significant reliance on U.S.-made defense articles it is reasonable to assess that Israel has used U.S. provided weapons in instances inconsistent with international humanitarian law.

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May 21, 2024

I applaud your and the President's efforts to condemn Hamas' invasion on October 7, to secure a ceasefire, and to secure the release of hostages.

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May 21, 2024

Projects funded through PL-566 and other investments in modernizing our infrastructure have a tremendous return on investment.

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May 21, 2024

Senator Merkley has been a champion of this effort in central Oregon, and I'm grateful that he's leading a bipartisan effort.

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May 21, 2024

Given Israel's significant reliance on U.S.-made defense articles it is reasonable to assess that Israel has used U.S. provided weapons in instances inconsistent with international humanitarian law.

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May 21, 2024

I applaud your and the President's efforts to condemn Hamas' invasion on October 7, to secure a ceasefire, and to secure the release of hostages.

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May 20, 2024

It is reasonable to assess that Israel has used U.S. provided weapons in instances inconsistent with international humanitarian law.

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May 20, 2024

I applaud your and the President's efforts to condemn Hamas' invasion on October 7, to secure a ceasefire, and to secure the release of hostages.

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May 9, 2024

Yes, I think it's very accurate. It's a massive diplomatic dodge.

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May 9, 2024

The U.S. does have leverage and certainly the administration is to be praised in several ways that they have been working very hard sending every high government official.

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May 9, 2024

Clearly, politics come into this, and strategy comes into this, but it is frustrating because it's so important at this moment that we use the leverage we have to persuade Israel.

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May 9, 2024

The president is right to withhold those weapons. He is right to speak about this publicly, and he's right to draw the line on the invasion of Rafah.

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May 1, 2024

If we want less forest fires, we better curb the carbon contribution.

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May 1, 2024

What's really interesting about this 2018 document is it lays out BP's plan to defeat a local ordinance.

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May 1, 2024

The science is that fossil gas is as damaging to the climate, given its life cycle over 20 years and the methane leakage, as is coal.

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May 1, 2024

It's almost impossible to get it out. If you think of floating bottles, people think we can get that out, but getting micro and the nano plastics out of the ocean, not doable.

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