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
Senator Merkley Calls for Immediate Action to Restore CHIP Funding
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley took to the Senate floor to call for immediate action to restore funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Senator Merkley Presses Trump’s Environmental Nominees on Climate Disruption
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley asks President Trump’s nominees for top environmental positions about the administration’s report that outlines the human impact on climate disruption. The nominees refuse to accept the facts in front of them.
Senator Merkley Speaks Out Against EPA Nominee Wehrum
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley took to the Senate floor to speak out against the nomination of William Wehrum for a top EPA position. Wehrum has refused to acknowledge the clear human impact on climate disruption and downplayed time and time again the dangers of mercury and power plant emissions.
Senator Merkley Speaks Out Against NLRB Nominee
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to vote no on National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Nominee Peter Robb, a man who has made a career out of undermining workers’ rights.
Senator Merkley Speaks Out Against Anti-Union Attacks
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley took to the Senate floor to speak out against powerful and privileged Americans’ attempt to kneecap unions through the Supreme Court JANUS v. AFSCME case.
Senator Merkley Speaks Out Against GOP Efforts to Pack the Courts
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to reject the GOP’s attempts to undermine the foundation of the judiciary by packing the courts with unqualified, extreme right-wing ideologues.
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