Senator Merkley on China’s Erasure of Tibetan, Mongolian, and Uyghur Cultures
Senator Merkley questioned witnesses during a Congressional-Executive Commission on China hearing titled “The Preservation of Memory: Combatting the CCP’s Historical Revisionism and Erasure of Culture” on December 5, 2024. Watch the full hearing: https://www.cecc.gov/events/hearings/preservation-memory-combating-ccps-historical-revisionism-and-erasure-culture
We need oversight for TSA’s facial recognition system.
I’m pushing for rigorous oversight of TSA’s facial recognition system—the building blocks for a national surveillance state. Remember: you can opt out!
Merkley to Biden Admin on Public Lands Damage: We Can’t Let “Devastation Sit there Unaddressed”
In the face of the damage that wildfires, hurricanes, landslides, tornados, and flooding have wrought on national parks, wildlife refuges, and national forests across the country during the past two years, Senator Merkley made the case for restoration and repair of public lands and infrastructure during a Senate Appropriations Committee
Restoring the Voting Rights Act to Save Our Democracy
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate Floor today about the massive voter suppression efforts that made a real impact in cities and communities across our country during this election and the need to fully restore the Voting Rights Act to block these insidious efforts in future elections.
Putting Americans’ health ahead of Big Pharma special interests
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate Floor today to oppose the 21st Century CURES Act for cutting essential programs like Medicare and tobacco prevention while giving handouts to Big Pharma.
Merkley to Trump: Repudiate Hate Attacks and Immediately Fire Bannon (CLIP)
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate Floor today to call on President-Elect Donald Trump to immediately end his own attacks against diverse communities of Americans, demand that all Americans end their verbal and physical attacks on racial and ethnic minorities, and exclude the proponents of discrimination and hatred
Merkley to Trump: Repudiate Hate Attacks and Immediately Fire Bannon (FULL)
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate Floor today to call on President-Elect Donald Trump to immediately end his own attacks against diverse communities of Americans, demand that all Americans end their verbal and physical attacks on racial and ethnic minorities, and exclude the proponents of discrimination and hatred
A White Nationalist Has No Place in the White House
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joined Senators Hirono, Stabenow, Markey, and Senator-elect Van Hollen today to call on Donald Trump to forcefully renounce the acts of hatred inspired by his deeply divisive campaign and immediately fire white nationalist Steve Bannon as his Chief Strategist.
One year later: Honoring Umpqua Community College victims
One year following the tragic UCC shooting, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate Floor today to honor the victims, including his relative Rebecka Ann Carnes.
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