So, there are three basic missions. One is to stop the dark money so that billionaires cannot buy elections, hiding and fighting - while hiding from the American public. The second goal is to stop gerrymandering.

Say everything is bigger in Texas. But what is bigger than defending our national right to vote and our freedom to vote?

It`s so helpful to have people on the front line who have experienced the direct impact of Republicans state house and Senate and governor who are trying to steal their right to vote, make it harder for them to vote by mail, to vote early…

No recess until we pass the voting rights act for every American. No recess until we stop the gerrymandering in which politicians pick their voters instead of voters picking their politicians.

I come to the floor today to bring attention to the wildfires raging in our Western States, devastating community after community. I am also here to call on my colleagues to use the ongoing infrastructure discussions to take the swift…

when our Founders wrote our Constitution, they were very, very concerned about the use of the power of war and so they delegated that not to the President, but to Congress

I rise today to add my voice to my colleagues in remembering and paying our respects to our dear friend and former colleague Senator Carl Levin, whom we sadly lost last night. My colleagues have been sharing their stories and their…

the deal-breaker for me is a failure to defend the ballot box.

that role of occupational health and safety, that kind of theme in your professional work, and the fact that you have worked to inform decisionmakers and stakeholders on chemical exposure and safety issues, seems directly related to the…

It’s unbelievable that our Republican colleagues are going back to these racist tactics of the past in their search for power.

Earlier this year, Senator Klobuchar and I wrote to the Biden Administration, calling on them to fill these vacancies as a significant priority in protecting Americans.

So your experience certainly is directly relevant?

I would like to ask unanimous consent to submit for the record a number of reports and articles related to today's hearing.

I certainly think about how many of these accidents can affect the community.

So your background is very relevant to the work of this Board?

I would commit to, if I am confirmed to the Chemical Safety Board, to gather all of the data and be transparent, and exhibit the highest level of integrity.

As I indicated in my opening statement, I have had a lot of experience in providing transparency to information.

But there are four main sections in the For the People Act. One is on dark money. One is on ethics. One is stopping gerrymandering. And one is protecting the ballot box.

Well, the details have to be worked out. But there are four main sections in the For the People Act. One is on dark money. One is on ethics. One is stopping gerrymandering. And one is protecting the ballot box.

Chairman Merkley and Co-chairman McGovern, thank you again for the invitation to testify this morning.

Opening Statement of Hon. Jeff Merkley, a U.S. Senator from Oregon; Chair, Congressional-Executive Commission on China.

We would continue to express our views and values around human rights and encourage them to be in the selection and engage with host governments on this important topic.

If a nation promised improvements on human rights to meet certain human rights standards and they failed to meet those, would you encourage the IOC to have a practice of moving the Games?

Holding the '22 Winter Olympics in China and allowing its authoritarian government to reap the rewards in prestige and propaganda of hosting this globally beloved event does not uphold the Olympic spirit.

This is not even a question about a particular system of government. This is about genocide.