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.
Well, I certainly believe that it undermines that sense of fairness and participation if the best off among us have full permission to cheat and not pay their share.
I think it will be one of the biggest foreign policy mistakes we could make in generations if we bail on Ukraine.
I think this is one of the most important decisions we have faced in the time I have been in the Senate, probably the most important decision.
I hope we'll see an eruption of integrity across the board, and bipartisan support for the integrity of every citizen paying their fair share.
reserving the right to object, our colleague has come to the floor and asked for unanimous consent for a bill of some major significance. This bill deliberately throws the Republic of Ukraine under the bus by ripping Ukraine out of the…
I just heard the allegation that collecting taxes due is punishing success. Is it punishment on success to enforce the tax code?
I never understood, like, if you are arguing that people disappear, why would you shut down a program that ensures 100 percent attendance at court hearings?
How close are we to actually honoring the Flores settlement so that no child is in CBP custody for more than 72 hours?
Putin is testing the world's resolve to defend the most basic principles, that sovereign nations cannot have their borders changed unilaterally.
So, colleagues across the aisle have proposed not enforcing the tax code with the richest Americans. They want to let them cheat. Is that good for America?
I understand there are two bills at the desk, and I ask for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bills by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R…
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be discharged from further consideration of S. 41 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…
I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 451, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant…
I understand there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 340) to…
the great American labor organizer Delores Huerta said: Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person [is a] potential activist, [and] every minute [is] a chance to change the world. In that spirit, I rise to bid farewell to a…
I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to consideration of S. Res. 452, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant…
I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…
I ask unanimous consent the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to consideration of S. Res. 396. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report…
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 6:43 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at 10 a.m…
I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…
I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 7; that, following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…