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Senator Jeff Merkley

@merkley.senate.gov
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Dad, runner, filibuster reformer. U.S. Senator from Oregon. www.merkley.senate.gov

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 6h
Americans see right through the Grifter-in-Chief and know the truth: Trump will never put the American people ahead of his bottom line.
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Most Americans Think Trump Is Profiting From the Presidency Illegally or Unethically, Poll Finds
New polling shows that Americans see the President focused far more on his business interests than on people like them.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 14/10/2026
Russian diesel to U.S.? Bad idea. It's not enough to lower prices here, but the drop in sanctions enriches Russia, funding their war against Ukraine. And didn't Trump just sign the Graham Act that calls for much higher sanctions on Russia?
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Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms
President Donald Trump says he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia. It's a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fue...
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 12/10/2026
I’m fighting like hell to stop Trump from rigging the election and to protect our democratic republic.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 12/10/2026
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the rich legacy of Tribal communities that have been stewards of the land since time immemorial and reaffirm their sovereignty. We must keep working to address historic and present-day injustices faced by Indigenous communities.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 09/10/2026
The Secure Rural Schools program—created by Oregon's own @wyden.senate.gov—is a lifeline for rural communities, providing funding that keeps schools and libraries open, maintains roads, and keeps communities safe. We need to pass this extension.
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Wyden, Merkley introduce bill to extend secure rural school funding
On Thursday, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley were joined by their Idaho colleagues Republican Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, in introducing legislation that would extend funding
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 09/10/2026
ICE and Border Patrol agents are terrorizing our friends and neighbors. Trump’s lawless federal agents trampling due process is completely wrong. These are not Oregon—or American—values.l
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Sudden spike in immigration arrests around Portland metro spark fears of new surge
At least nine people were confirmed detained on Tuesday, according to immigrants’ rights advocates. Detentions resumed Wednesday in Washington County.
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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Our country faces massive challenges, but getting solutions through the U.S. Senate is too often like walking through tar,” Sens. @merkley.senate.gov (D-Oregon) and Steve Daines (R-Montana) write. “Senators on both sides of the aisle have had enough.” wapo.st/47aSxGn
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 08/10/2026
Trying to get anything done in the Senate feels like wading through tar. Senator Steve Daines and I have a bipartisan proposal to get back to debating, negotiating, and actually passing bills.
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Daines, Merkley Announce Sweeping Bipartisan Proposal to “Save the Senate” - Merkley
End the Senate’s Dysfunction and Deliver Results for the American People WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today announced the rollout of a sweeping bip...
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 07/10/2026
This summer, I worked with colleagues across the aisle to send an ‘SOS’ call to Save Ocean Sensors—and we WON! These critical sensors are essential for managing our fisheries, forecasting weather, and understanding climate change, and we saved them!
nytimes.com
After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea
Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 07/10/2026
Pure corruption.
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 06/10/2026
So, I’m sounding the alarm about this, because promises that the Saudi nuclear program will be purely for civilian use are bogus. I will fight like hell to make sure we don’t sleepwalk into a dangerous deal.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 06/10/2026
And if the door is open to Saudi Arabia enriching uranium, other countries—including Iran—will never agree to accept restrictions on enrichment. This is a path to a nuclear warhead arms race, endangering the whole world’s security.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 06/10/2026
And to put this into further context, Trump and Republicans railed against Obama’s 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which capped enrichment at 3.67% for 15 years. Want to know how much the Trump Administration deal with Saudi Arabia opens the door to? 20%!!!
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 06/10/2026
What’s the Trump Admin. saying about this? That we should trust the Saudi government. HELL NO. If Saudi Arabia were serious about giving up its goal of building a nuclear bomb, it would agree to comprehensive inspections and give up domestic enrichment and reprocessing power.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 06/10/2026
In July, Trump announced a deal that creates a path to enriching uranium in Saudi Arabia—a deal that raises a real possibility of Saudi Arabia using that enriched uranium to build a nuclear bomb.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 06/10/2026
We’re about to sleepwalk into a gravely dangerous nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, and not enough people are talking about this. Here’s what’s happening (thread)
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 04/10/2026
Egypt's raids and arrests of journalists at Matsadaash are an attack on independent investigative journalism. This clear disregard for press freedom is completely unacceptable, and these journalists must be released immediately.
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Egypt arrests entire editorial team of one of the country’s few independent media
The arrest of six journalists of Matsadaash (Arabic for “Don’t Believe”) has sparked an outcry from international and regional rights groups.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 03/10/2026
We need to pass my Children’s Safe Welcome Act and put an end to the Trump Administration’s cruelty.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 03/10/2026
I’m celebrating Manufacturing Day at Looptworks, learning about their revolutionary process for turning textile waste into new fiber! Making things in America—and here in Oregon—is crucial to building the middle class and our Made in Oregon economy.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
We can’t sleepwalk into a U.S.-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal that would hand Saudi Arabia the tools to build a nuclear bomb. No way.
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Opinion | The shadow of Jamal Khashoggi looms over Trump’s flawed nuclear deal
Saudi Arabia’s regime tried to hide its assassination of a Post columnist eight years ago. Don’t trust it.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
We need to hit the brakes on billionaire corporations spying on you every time you start your car. I introduced the Car Privacy Rights Act to protect consumers from the automakers collecting and selling your private data!
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Merkley Relaunches Effort to Protect Driver’s Privacy - Merkley
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced the reintroduction of his Car Privacy Rights Act, legislation to protect consumers’ privacy from companies that collect and sell America...
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
Trump’s arch is a monumental mistake, and I’ll fight like hell to block it.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
REPUBLICANS blocked my bill to ban congressional stock trading. Unacceptable—you should feel confident that public officials are making decisions in the publicinterest, not to pad their stock portfolios.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
Republicans BLOCKED my bill to stop Trump’s pocket recissions—illegal line item vetoes. Just shameful.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
I’m on the Senate floor to force a vote to block Trump’s illegal line item veto of funding already authorized by Congress. He’s violating the Constitution—we need to stop it!
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
Completely morally bankrupt: the Trump Administration is forcing children—including a 3-year-old—to represent themselves in immigration court, in clear violation of law and precedent. Cruelty is the point. Trauma is the goal. I’m focused on stopping it.    www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
Trump’s arch is a monumental waste of money. Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for this illegal vanity project.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
HUGE: The Senate just passed my bipartisan bill with Senator John Curtis to give our communities the resources they need to face increasingly hotter and more dangerous wildfires while planning for hazardous smoke.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Lawmakers accepting “gratuities” for official actions is corruption, plain and simple. My Stop Corrupt Gratuities Act is a straightforward fix to strengthen federal anti-corruption laws. Let’s get this done!
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Merkley Renews Push to Crack Down on State and Local Corruption  - Merkley
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley pushed to strengthen federal anti-corruption laws after the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for state and local officials to accept gratuities f...
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Trump’s Republican allies in the Senate BLOCKED my bill with Senator Murkowski to stop the Kennedy Center—or any presidential national memorial—from being demolished without an act of Congress. Just shameful.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
I’m headed to the Senate floor to force a vote on the bill I’m leading with Sen. Murkowski to stop demolition of any national memorial to honor a U.S. president (like the Kennedy Center or the Jefferson Memorial) without an act of Congress.   Every Senator should be a YES on this.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Republicans BLOCKED my bill to make sure YOUR tax dollars aren’t wasted on a monument to Trump’s ego.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
I’m on the Senate floor forcing a vote on my bill to make sure no federal funds are used to build Trump’s Arch. This monument to his own ego is a complete waste of money. Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 28/09/2026
No presidential monument should be demolished without approval from Congress. Not the Kennedy Center, not the Jefferson Memorial, not the Lincoln Memorial. None.
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Appropriators push to protect Kennedy Center from demolition
The Senate could vote on legislation next week aimed at blocking demolition of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts without congressional approval. A draft bill has bipartisan backing fr...
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 28/09/2026
All students deserve the chance to learn, participate, and get the individual attention they need to thrive. I’m working to make sure schools have the resources they need to support educators and make sure every child has a quality learning experience.
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Merkley, McBath, Brown Champion Legislation to Improve Educational Outcomes and Experiences - Merkley
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-07) and Shontel Brown (D-OH-11) teamed up to reintroduce the Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educa...
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 28/09/2026
Thanks to the partnership of state and local leaders, we held the Trump Administration accountable to deliver on critical disaster preparedness funding for the North Coast! This will save lives. I’ll keep pushing to get this project over the finish line.
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Merkley, Bonamici, Wyden, Oregon Leaders Unlock $14 Million in Federal Funding for Oregon Coast Project - Merkley
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Oregon’s U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayf...
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 28/09/2026
Trump’s billion dollar ballroom boondoggle isn’t just a massive waste of money—it apparently isn't even safe! www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
washingtonpost.com
‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues
James McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 27/09/2026
If Saudi Arabia had given up on a nuclear weapon, then it would give up domestic enrichment and reprocessing power and agree to inspections. It hasn't. Trump's deal is dangerous. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
washingtonpost.com
Saudis have not ruled out developing nuclear weapons, U.S. intelligence assesses
The sobering outlook has compounded concerns from some U.S. lawmakers about President Donald Trump’s agreement to assist the kingdom with establishing a civilian nuclear program.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 26/09/2026
The national average price for a gallon of diesel is now $6.50! Trump’s illegal war is screwing over famers, truckers, and folks across the country trying to put food on the table. I’m focused on passing a War Powers Resolution to end the war with Iran.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 26/09/2026
They should ask themselves: "How would I like to have a Democratic president canceling out the Republican flavored programs he or she doesn't like in a bipartisan spending bill that has been signed into law?" If they have any integrity or any spine, they will join us in ending this practice.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 26/09/2026
This violates the core separation of powers embedded in our constitution in which it is the Congress, not the president, who decides what programs are designed and at what level they are funded. Republican colleagues said they would never let this happen. Well here it is.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 26/09/2026
A pocket rescission is an illegal line item veto. It is the president saying that he and he alone will convert a bipartisan spending bill (that has been signed into law) into a partisan spending bill. He is canceling the lines of spending he doesn't like.
politico.com
Trump cancels $1B in federal spending in latest challenge to Congress
Many lawmakers, including some top Republicans, say the "pocket rescission" tactic is illegal.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 25/09/2026
There are no Democrats or Republicans on the fire line—just heroes who deserve the resources and safeguards they need to stay healthy as they protect our communities.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 24/09/2026
Trump’s illegal war with Iran is costing us dearly.   Democrats forced a vote to end it.   Republicans blocked it.   Just plain wrong.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 24/09/2026
I’m headed to the Senate floor to vote YES on a War Powers Resolution to end Trump’s illegal war of choice with Iran.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 24/09/2026
Republicans blocked my resolution condemning the Chinese government for acts of repression around the world.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 24/09/2026
Journalists, activists, and everyday people who have spoken truth to power in China are being bullied and targeted far beyond their country’s borders. I’m headed to the Senate floor to force a vote to condemn the Chinese government for its transnational repression.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 24/09/2026
Healthy patients over corporate profits.
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Oregon lawmakers introduce federal bill to end 'corporate America’s chokehold' on health care
Oregon’s fight against corporate control of medicine moved onto the national stage on Wednesday as U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle and Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden–all Democrats–were among a group of lawmaker...
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 24/09/2026
For millions of young people across America, homeownership seems further out of reach than ever before. Here's my proposal: we can help restore the dream of homeownership with a 5 to 1 federal match for first-time homebuyers saving for a downpayment.
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Merkley Proposes Housing Downpayment Savings Initiative - Merkley
Senator leads groundbreaking new legislation to give federal match for money saved by first-time homebuyers for a downpayment on a home Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today intr...
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 23/09/2026
Silencing the free press is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. Trump wants to silence the media for telling the truth about all the ways in which he’s failing us.
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Presidential TV pool suspended after Trump bans CNN
CNN was set to provide pool coverage on Monday and accompany President Trump on a trip to New York City, but there will not be a network TV pool team traveling with him.
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