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
Offshore Drilling: Merkley Calls on Trump and Zinke to Listen to Oregon’s Local Voices
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate Floor on February 6, 2018, in opposition to the Trump administration’s plan to drill off the coast of Oregon.
Senator Merkley Calls for a Bipartisan Deal to Reopen the Government
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor to call on President Trump and his Senate colleagues to move forward on a bipartisan deal to fund the government and address critical issues, such as the opioid epidemic, protecting DREAMers and more.
Senators Merkley and Kaine Decry the Trump Shutdown
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Virginia’s Senator Tim Kaine spoke on the Senate floor to decry Trump and Republicans’ move to shut down the government rather than reach bipartisan deals to keep it open.
Senator Merkley Sounds the Alarm On Crisis in Burma
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor to raise awareness of the horrific ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya in Burma and the resulting refugee crisis. He stressed the importance of UN involvement to ensure any repatriation be voluntary, safe and dignified.
Merkley Speaks Out on GOP Failure to Govern
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor about Republicans’ failure to govern and the long backlog of important issues that Congress is overdue to address, including the Children’s Health Insurance Program, protections for DREAMers, Community Health Centers, disaster relief, and setting 2018 budget caps.
Senator Merkley Calls for a Long-Term Solution for CHIP Funding
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor to call for a long-term solution to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) – a program that helps guarantee health care for nine million children across America.
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