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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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Apr 30, 2024

Even 1 percent of that reinvested in the political campaigns result in a significant corrupting factor.

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Apr 29, 2024

We are hoping for more cooperation from Europe and Canada and Mexico in that regard.

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Apr 29, 2024

The challenge is that there is no--the surveys that are done to certify that you have no forced labor, the problem is the people who answer the surveys are oppressed.

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Mar 14, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the privileges of the floor be extended for the balance of the day for my intern, Lucas Rigsby. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Mar 12, 2024

That's the right thing to do; isn't it?

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Mar 12, 2024

If I recall that Michigan did some audits to try to examine that. What did those audits find?

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Mar 12, 2024

Well, hallelujah, because it's the first I've seen a real proposal coming from an Administration to try to help tackle this challenge.

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Mar 12, 2024

A big source of the inflation we've been dealing with is corporations doing huge price increases on products and have all-time high profits.

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Mar 12, 2024

These things sound like legitimate operations moving to low polling location and so forth, but they can be used in extremely prejudicial manner.

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Mar 12, 2024

A big source of the inflation we've been dealing with is corporations doing huge price increases on products and have all-time high profits.

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Mar 12, 2024

Essentially, the wealthy investing in property proceed to never be taxed ever on their income from growing value of assets.

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Mar 12, 2024

This is all across the country. This is an example of the threats that were put forward in Oregon.

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Mar 12, 2024

If I recall that Michigan did some audits to try to examine that. What did those audits find?

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Mar 12, 2024

That's the right thing to do; isn't it?

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Mar 12, 2024

This is all across the country. This is an example of the threats that were put forward in Oregon.

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Mar 12, 2024

Well, hallelujah, because it's the first I've seen a real proposal coming from an Administration to try to help tackle this challenge.

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Mar 12, 2024

I hate to see people trying to address a non-problem and disguise it as a problem when they are really trying to intimidate people from voting.

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Mar 12, 2024

I hate to see people trying to address a non-problem and disguise it as a problem when they are really trying to intimidate people from voting.

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Mar 12, 2024

My father was a mechanic and he said why is it that in America the laws mean that those who earn income by the sweat of their brow pay a much higher tax than those who earn money through investments?

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Mar 12, 2024

These things sound like legitimate operations moving to low polling location and so forth, but they can be used in extremely prejudicial manner.

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Mar 12, 2024

My father was a mechanic and he said why is it that in America the laws mean that those who earn income by the sweat of their brow pay a much higher tax than those who earn money through investments?

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Mar 12, 2024

Essentially, the wealthy investing in property proceed to never be taxed ever on their income from growing value of assets.

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Mar 11, 2024

A big source of the inflation we've been dealing with is corporations doing huge price increases on products and have all-time high profits.

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Mar 11, 2024

Well, hallelujah, because it's the first I've seen a real proposal coming from an Administration to try to help tackle this challenge.

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Mar 11, 2024

That's the right thing to do; isn't it?

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