Jeff Merkley

I hope it has made a difference in the degree to which U.S. companies are willing to lend their prestige to the false display of peace and harmony the Beijing Olympics represent.

Beneath this glitz and glamour lies the real story. As the Commission and so many others have documented, the story of Chinese leadership is one of genocide, slave labor, forced sterilization, the desecration of democracy in Hong Kong…

Ding Jiaxi, Xu Zhiyong, Chang Weiping, and Li Qiaochu have committed no crime. Why are the Chinese government and Communist Party so afraid when Chinese citizens promote the rule of law, public participation, and the growth of civil…

Thank you all for sharing your personal stories and putting faces to the oppression.

The days of see no evil, hear no evil are over. The corporations that turned a blind eye to what is happening to the Uyghurs, and to others, they are complicit.

The brands need to choose to be on the right side of history.

Athletes will be risking a lot if they decide to speak up.

We have known for a long time about China's censorship of its own citizens, or any speech inside China that expresses any dissent.

We are here at this moment, less than 24 hours before the Olympic Games begin, to say it is not acceptable to let the glitz and glamour of Olympic gold hide the egregious human rights crimes of the Chinese government.

Thank you very much, Mr. Law.

The story of Chinese leadership is one of genocide, slave labor, forced sterilization, the desecration of democracy in Hong Kong, Orwellian repression in Xinjiang and Tibet, bullying of critics at home and abroad, and suppression of…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:49 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 10 a.m…

For the information of Senators, there will be two votes at 11:30 a.m. and two votes at 2:15 p.m., with additional rollcall votes expected. ____________________

This request has been in place for I think going on three months now, and I do not really find it acceptable that OMB has been blocking Interior from providing such a conversation with the Interior Subcommittee staff.

I noted and appreciated President Biden's commitment to direct 40 percent of green Federal investments towards environmental justice communities.

To my colleague from West Virginia, your question is, What are the characteristics that define continuous debate on final passage? And it is defined as without interruptions that take us in other directions than the question of final…

What we are voting on now is to go to final passage with continuous debate, and the majority leader's team has crafted this to ensure continuous debate.

So you changed your position, as well you would concede, since previously you had opposed getting rid of the filibuster?

Thank you very much. First, thank you for coming to the floor to debate such an important issue as how to make the Senate work well as a deliberative body and how to make our country work well. I was struck by a couple of things that you…

The promotion of respect for human rights is also an indispensable element of our foreign policy and advances our strategic interests.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 3:09 p.m., adjourned until Monday, January 10, 2022, at 3 p.m…

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Thank you, Chief Manger, for your leadership and efforts to implement the recommendations.

I want to directly thank the men and women of the Capitol Police Force for their heroism on January 6th.

A powerful tornado stretched across 200 miles, never leaving the land, and perhaps the longest streak of tornado destruction we have ever seen in the United States of America. And my heart goes out to all those families who have been so…

I do think this bill requires a better balance between those responsibilities.