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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 21, 2023

boosting the boots on the ground, if you will, across Indian country seems to be a central tenet of this request.

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Mar 21, 2023

We need to really reduce the risk of fire and that means directing resources to do forest management.

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Mar 21, 2023

Somehow the prospect of working for the Forest Service while you live in your car is not such an entertaining one.

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Mar 21, 2023

Similarly, approval expanding a fossil fuel pipeline in my state is contrary to the steps that Oregon has taken to build a clean energy future.

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Mar 21, 2023

I adamantly oppose the Biden administration's approval of fossil fuel projects, one project after another.

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Mar 21, 2023

One of the goals was to develop a program that would provide labeling so you have pollinator safe according to certain standards.

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Mar 21, 2023

The amount of fossils that can be burned by humankind across the globe, and keep us below 1.5 degrees centigrade, is microscopic now.

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Mar 21, 2023

What is the broader vision for this?

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Mar 21, 2023

The USAID's Climate Strategy says it seeks to promote a safe and secure political environment for indigenous peoples, human rights, and environmental defenders.

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Mar 21, 2023

I am still concerned that the EPA is failing to protect frontline communities already overburdened with toxic chemicals and other forms of pollution when it comes to that process.

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Mar 21, 2023

Your position as the first Native American Cabinet Secretary is historic.

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Mar 21, 2023

I am quite impressed by the way we have responded, but I do think that the circumstances regarding Hong Kong, Ukraine, and China's use of high-tech to suppress the Uyghurs are very appealing strategies to many authoritarian leaders.

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Mar 21, 2023

We found the three C's, if you will. We found the cartels. We found the corruption, and we found the climate change.

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Mar 21, 2023

I am going to keep working to pass the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act, to clarify in statute.

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Mar 21, 2023

I introduced bill, the Children's Safe Welcome Act, which we have shared with your team, which was designed to kind of lay out the gold standard.

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Mar 21, 2023

I wanted to address vaping, and the standards that are established for candy-flavored, fruit-flavored vaping.

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Mar 21, 2023

I encourage you to persist aggressively, given the consequences of failure, and we certainly have a deeply entrenched company, or companies, determined to keep addicting children.

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Mar 21, 2023

the world is at this crisis point.

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Mar 21, 2023

One of the things that both Russia and China have been engaged in is transnational repression.

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Mar 21, 2023

I remain concerned that as many as 35 states are not using this block grant funding for stillbirth prevention activities.

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Mar 16, 2023

We want people to know that they can come to the airline industry, that they can have a family-sustaining job.

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Mar 16, 2023

We want people to know that they can come to the airline industry, that they can have a family-sustaining job.

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Mar 15, 2023

Well thank you, because that is a huge issue, and we need to invest a lot more.

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Mar 15, 2023

The idea that we're going to cut taxes on the rich, which is what the Republican plan in the House is, and put this massive additional tax on the ordinary families, I know it would not sell in my state one moment.

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