Senator Jeff Merkley

Sen. Merkley's Harm Reduction Plan for Afghanistan Would Save Lives and Billions

Robert Naiman | Posted 01.21.2012

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If Senator Jeff Merkley's "expedite the drawdown from Afghanistan" amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act makes a strong showing, that could tip the Obama administration towards a faster drawdown.

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Bipartisan Group Of Senators Push For Expedited Afghanistan Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 11.18.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of senators is calling on President Obama to accelerate the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan, arguing that ...

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WATCH: Democratic Senator Targets Tax Breaks For The Horse Racing Industry

HuffingtonPost.com | Paige Lavender | Posted 08.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is turning up the heat on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in the deficit debate, highlighting the Kent...

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It's Time for Our Troops to Come Home

Sen. Jeff Merkley | Posted 08.09.2011

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It is time to clear the path to let Afghanistan create their own self-determination. America must focus on keeping our people safe and getting our economy growing.

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Kill the GOP Plan to Kill Jobs

Sen. Jeff Merkley | Posted 05.25.2011

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According to Mark Zandi, who advised John McCain's presidential campaign and who now works at the non-partisan Moody's Analytics, the GOP's proposed budget cuts will destroy 700,000 American jobs.

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Senator Jeff Merkley: Rethink Obama's Foreclosure Program

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's time to take another look at HAMP, Senator Jeff Merkley told MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan. Senator Jeff Merkley, D - OR, said he had spoken to sev...

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Returning The Senate To Majority-Rule

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A group of reform-minded senators believe they have a strong chance of changing the way the Senate does business in the next year, wi...

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Bipartisan Support Building Around Three Changes To Senate Rules In New Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats met for their second caucus meeting about reforming chamber rules Friday, beginning to converge on three changes that s...

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It's Time to Fix the Filibuster

Jeff Merkley | Posted 05.25.2011

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We all know that America is facing a number of big long-term challenges. If the Senate can't pass bills, it's not the Senators who will pay a real price -- it's the American people.

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Independence Day -- Better Late Than Never

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eleven days later, I'm ready to trot out the red, white and blue -- thanks to Oregon's Jeff Merkley and three other U.S. senators, we finally have a proposal that can lead us to an All-American Transportation System.

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Progressive Senators Fight for Real Bank Reform

Mary Bottari | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dodd has said that he will unveil his new bill on Monday. Take your time Senator. Get it right this time. It is not an exaggeration to say that the future of the world may depend on it.

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One Senator v.s. Working Americans

Sen. Jeff Merkley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last night, I joined my Democratic colleagues on the Senate floor in an effort to pass an extension of unemployment assistance to millions of American...

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Words Designed to Kill Reform - This Time It's Wall Street

Sen. Jeff Merkley | Posted 05.25.2011

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We may be in the middle of a huge snowstorm here in D.C. but there is another storm brewing on Capitol Hill. Master manipulator Frank Luntz is at it again, with a memo for those who want to derail financial reform.

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A Dangerous Proposal

Sen. Jeff Merkley | Posted 05.25.2011

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A dangerous Senate resolution has the best interest of big energy industries in mind, not the health and welfare of the American people or our environment, and not the clean energy job creation we urgently need right now.

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The Republican Plan to Block Health Care Reform

Sen. Jeff Merkley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Opponents of health care reform are not only peddling lies created by manipulative messengers like Frank Luntz, they're also doing whatever they can to obstruct progress. It's shameful, really.

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Clean Energy is an Easy Choice

Sen. Jeff Merkley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Investments in clean energy are critical if we want to strengthen America's energy independence, reduce harmful air pollution and create clean energy jobs in local communities.

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Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on Bernanke Confirmation: One Hot Committee Room

Cate Long | Posted 05.25.2011

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A fight's a'brewin in room 538 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building... This is the committee room of the Senate Banking Committee...

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A Historic Victory for Health Care Reform

Sen. Jeff Merkley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today we took a monumental step in the fight for real health care reform.

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Words Designed to Kill Health Care Reform

Sen. Jeff Merkley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Frank Luntz, the man who promoted preemptive war in Iraq and distracted from the severity of global warming, is at it again -- this time with a messaging strategy designed to sink health care reform.

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Creating Jobs Is Not "Wasteful"

Sen. Jeff Merkley | Posted 05.25.2011

America voted for a change of direction last November, not more of the same. Republicans should listen to the American people and work in a bi-partisan fashion to help get our country on the road to recovery.

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