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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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May 15, 2023

Do you agree that trade relationship with China and the enormous number of supply chain factories that moved from the U.S. to China helped accelerate China's path to wealth and power?

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May 15, 2023

In and of itself, I think that companies that do not want to perhaps face the moral hazard of engaging in that way would see it that way, yes.

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May 15, 2023

I just wish it did not take 2 days to get a Congressional Delegation halfway around the world to start those meetings.

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May 15, 2023

we have China engaged in slave labor with the kind of a million Uyghurs; we have them taking away the Tibetan children to boarding schools when they are just 5 or 6 years old; we have China stripping the political rights out of out of Hong…

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May 15, 2023

I love the word 're-shore', thank you.

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May 10, 2023

One of the challenges we have in the United States is the amount of money that fossil fuel industry injects into our elections.

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May 10, 2023

We can't let the politics or the objections of a few stop us from doing what's right.

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May 10, 2023

In just a few years, Hong Kong has gone from a relatively free and open city to a shadow of its former self.

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May 10, 2023

This is devastating for all of us who love Hong Kong.

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May 10, 2023

We stand with you and applaud you. Thank you.

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May 10, 2023

We've had a responsibility to do so. As one of our witnesses today informs us, in the last four years there have been 10,615 political arrests in Hong Kong.

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May 10, 2023

I hope so, too. And I'm certainly working towards that goal.

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May 10, 2023

If Hong Kong's freedom fighters can no longer feel safe in Hong Kong, the least we can do--the very least--is make them feel safe here in the United States.

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May 10, 2023

I really support the green hydrogen effort and the applications for its cost effectiveness.

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May 10, 2023

It's disgraceful that we have not done more to open up humanitarian pathways for Hong Kongers to the United States of America.

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May 10, 2023

We've had no choice but to do so. We've had a responsibility to do so.

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May 10, 2023

I really support the green hydrogen effort and the applications for its cost effectiveness.

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May 10, 2023

One of the challenges we have in the United States is the amount of money that fossil fuel industry injects into our elections.

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May 9, 2023

I really support the green hydrogen effort and the applications for its cost effectiveness.

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May 9, 2023

There's a big success in Australia of rooftop solar. Congratulations. One out of three households. That's remarkable.

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May 9, 2023

One of the challenges we have in the United States is the amount of money that fossil fuel industry injects into our elections.

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May 4, 2023

This has happened because we blew up the common collective tool that we worked out in 1974, and it worked for 22 years.

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May 4, 2023

Only for reducing the deficit, we will create a filibuster free pathway.

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May 4, 2023

It's very clear that many people on my side of the aisle think we need to reduce the deficit by raising revenue from those who pay the least, that is the rich and the corporations.

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May 4, 2023

Only for reducing the deficit, we will create a filibuster free pathway.

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