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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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Mar 11, 2024

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

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Mar 11, 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 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

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 11, 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 11, 2024

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

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Feb 28, 2024

That was exactly the situation we were in with our first child. We lost our first child at four months. And I think it would've been extremely difficult for Mary to be required by the state to carry that child post that point.

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Feb 28, 2024

That was exactly the situation we were in with our first child. We lost our first child at four months. And I think it would've been extremely difficult for Mary to be required by the state to carry that child post that point.

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Feb 28, 2024

Oregon has certainly seen that. It's reported that as much as a thousand percent increase in patients crossing the state line from Idaho.

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Feb 28, 2024

Ann Bancroft, the first woman to reach both the North and South Poles, said: It looks like I do these journeys alone, but it takes great support from people in the wings pushing you along these journeys and helping you. The same can be…

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Feb 28, 2024

Oregon has certainly seen that. It's reported that as much as a thousand percent increase in patients crossing the state line from Idaho.

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Feb 27, 2024

Oregon has certainly seen that. It's reported that as much as a thousand percent increase in patients crossing the state line from Idaho.

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Feb 27, 2024

That was exactly the situation we were in with our first child. We lost our first child at four months.

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Feb 27, 2024

I ask unanimous that my intern Sophia D'Amelio be granted floor privileges for the balance of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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Feb 11, 2024

To my colleague from Missouri, thank you for your comments at the beginning where you were talking about process and the need for the Senate to change. This is a very different Senate from when I first came here and saw it function in a…

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Feb 11, 2024

in this Chamber over the last couple of months, we have heard haunting echoes of the past, haunting echoes of Chamberlain going to Munich in 1938 to say to Hitler: Go ahead. Take that slice of Czechoslovakia. We will simply look the other…

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Feb 8, 2024

the supplemental emergency package that we are considering addresses a number of issues, including, very importantly, the challenge of supporting the Ukrainian people. It also includes $9.2 billion for humanitarian aid around the world…

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Feb 6, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 544, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

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Feb 6, 2024

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:49 p.m., stands adjourned until Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at 12 noon…

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Feb 6, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nomination: Calendar No. 480, Nicole Shampaine, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as United States Representative to the Organization of the Prohibition…

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Feb 6, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

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Feb 6, 2024

in December, President Zelenskyy came here to Congress. He came to us because he is fighting for his country's future and for his citizens' lives. This supplemental spending bill, the portion for Ukraine, will fulfill our commitments to…

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Feb 6, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 12 noon on Wednesday, February 7; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

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Feb 6, 2024

I have one request for committee to meet during today's session of the Senate. It has the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committee is…

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Jan 31, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the order of January 22, 2024, with respect to the veto message on S.J. Res. 38, be modified so that the date of consideration be prior to February 29, 2024, with all other previous provisions remaining in…

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