Thursday, September 10, 2009 Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I rise today to remember and honor our colleague Senator Edward Kennedy. I first had the pleasure of hearing Senator Kennedy speak in 1976. I wanted to come out to Washington, DC, to see how our Nation operates. I had the
Sr. MERKLEY. Señor Presidente, me levanto hoy para recordar y honrar a nuestro colega el Senador Edward Kennedy. Tuve el placer de escuchar hablar al senador Kennedy por primera vez en 1976. Quería venir a Washington, DC, para ver cómo funciona nuestra nación. Tuve el gran privilegio de servir
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Mr. Merkley Mr. President, I rise today to address one of the defining challenges of our time–the restructuring of our Nation’s energy supply. Reforming our energy policy is critical for multiple reasons: to improve our national security, to create jobs and rebuild our economy, and to
Sr. Merkley Señor Presidente, tomo la palabra hoy para abordar uno de los desafíos definitorios de nuestro tiempo: la reestructuración del suministro energético de nuestra nación. Reformar nuestra política energética es fundamental por múltiples razones: mejorar nuestra seguridad nacional, crear empleos y reconstruir nuestra economía, y proteger a nuestros niños y
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 Mr. Merkley Mr. President, we stand at a critical juncture today as we grapple with how to fix our broken health care system. Rapidly escalating health care costs are compounding the current economic crisis in America. Families and businesses across the country are struggling to afford
Mr. Merkley Mr. President, we stand at a critical juncture today as we grapple with how to fix our broken health care system. Rapidly escalating health care costs are compounding the current economic crisis in America. Families and businesses across the country are struggling to afford increased premiums, co-payments and
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 Mr. Merkley Friends and colleagues, I rise today because of a document that our forefathers signed 233 years ago, the Declaration of Independence. Specifically, the Declaration stated, “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. They’re endowed by their creator with
Sr. Merkley Amigos y colegas, tomo la palabra hoy por un documento que nuestros antepasados firmaron hace 233 años, la Declaración de Independencia. Específicamente, la Declaración decía: “Consideramos que es evidente que todos los hombres son creados iguales. Están dotados por su creador de ciertos derechos inalienables que
At the beginning of July, I held town hall meetings in Umatilla, Polk, Clackamas, Linn, Marion, and Multnomah Counties. At each meeting, the most prominent issue of concern was health care. People of all walks of life are paying dramatically more for health care than they used to. These high
Sr. Merkley: Tomo la palabra para expresar mi firme apoyo a la propuesta del Presidente Obama de crear una agencia de protección financiera del consumidor separada de nuestros reguladores bancarios prudenciales. Creo que establecer esta nueva agencia independiente es fundamental para proteger la seguridad económica de la clase media estadounidense y garantizar la
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