Merkley Denounces Reversal of Policy Protecting Transgender Students
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Trump reversed the Justice Department’s policy protecting transgender students. “Our nation should never settle for anything less than full equality and full rights for every single American. This is especially important in our schools, where no student should
Merkley denounces reversal of federal transgender policy
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley D-Ore., released the following statement Wednesday after President Trump reversed the Justice Department’s policy protecting transgender students. “Our nation should never settle for anything less than full equality and full rights for every single American. This is especially important in our schools, where no student
Ore. Sen. Merkley calls for investigation into Flynn resignation
WASHINGTON — Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is among a group of senators asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions to appoint a special counsel to investigate National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s resignation. “The fact that a senior national security advisor served for weeks while the president knew he had been identified as
Dem senator: GOP wants to ‘bury’ Flynn probe
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) says the GOP hopes “to bury” revelations about President Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. “We know it’s incredibly difficult to get information out of the Intelligence committees,” he said Wednesday on CNN’s “New Day.” “We’ve seen that through the torture report. They also really desire to bury any
Merkley Calls on Attorney General to Appoint Special Counsel to Investigate Flynn Scandal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Senators Tom Udall (D-NM), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tom Carper (D-DE), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in calling on Attorney
Senate Democrats praise appeals court decision, urge Trump to reconsider strategy
President Donald Trump and U.S. Senators, mostly Democrats, quickly weighed in on social media after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ unanimous decision to keep an order in place blocking Trump’s controversial travel ban from seven Muslim-majority countries. Trump promised another day in court, likely the Supreme Court. Twitter reacts