Jeff Merkley

Some Senate Democrats Want Mueller Report Included In Impeachment Articles

“How can he be innocent now, if there’s all this evidence of how he’s acted to obstruct justice then?” asked Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
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Democrats Flesh Out Green New Deal With Bill To Phase Out Gas-Burning Cars By 2040

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is reintroducing a bill from six months ago, but this time in a radically different political environment.
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Sen. Jeff Merkley To Seek Re-Election In 2020

The senator from Oregon announced that he isn't running for president in 2020.
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Sen. Jeff Merkley Targets Big Pharma With Bill To Lower Prescription Drug Prices

The Oregon Democrat's bill would link drug prices with access to Medicare, Medicaid, military and VA patients.
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House Democrats Promise Action On LGBTQ Anti-Discrimination Bill

Democrats plan to move forward with the bill if they win the House majority.
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Democratic Senator Tells EPA Chief To Resign Over Racist, Conspiratorial Memes

So far, only Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) has urged the EPA's acting administrator to step down.
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Homeland Security Shifted $10 Million From FEMA To Fund Immigrant Crackdown, Senator Says

“This is a scandal," Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley said as the Carolinas brace for Hurricane Florence.
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Scott Pruitt Made Just 1 Phone Call To White House From His $43,000 Booth: Report

Democratic lawmakers want the former EPA chief held accountable for excessive spending and other ethical lapses.
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Oregon Senator Denied Entry To Immigration Detention Center, Has Police Called On Him

"Children should never be ripped from their families," Sen. Jeff Merkley tweeted after the encounter.
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Dems, Trump Admin Find Common Ground: Helping Victims Of Myanmar's Genocide

But they don't yet have the public support of the president -- and Mitch McConnell is delaying a vote on proposed sanctions for perpetrators of the crisis.
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