Senator Jeff Merkley

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Trump’s speech last week openly incited insurrectionists to storm the Capitol. Today, he called those comments “totally appropriate.” He is continuing to encourage insurrection & undermining the rule of law. He must be held to account for attacking our Constitution & our country. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Accountability is how we prevent future political leaders from inciting mobs. Accountability is how we set the precedent that insurrectionists will not go unpunished. Accountability is how we move forward. Let us have accountability. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

House Democrats tried to move a resolution to call on the VP to invoke the 25th Amendment and hold the president accountable for the insurrection he incited. House Republicans objected. Reminder to House Republicans: Your oath is to the Constitution, not to Donald Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

We must stand together and restore the We The People vision on which we were founded. The future of a republic depends on it. OUR republic. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

To resist the imperial presidency. To restore the checks & balances of our Constitution. To reject the hate & bigotry and division on which authoritarian fascism thrives. To take on the gerrymandering, voter suppression, and dark money that feeds government by & for the Powerful. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Friends and true patriots: So now we understand, How bigotry and hate Embedded in false righteousness Wrapped in a flag Can destroy a republic. OUR republic. I call on you to use our laws and Constitutional processes and political power: — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Senators Cruz & Hawley should resign. One insurrection came from a mob outside seeking to burn electoral college ballots. A second insurrection—seeking to disqualify those ballots—was led by Hawley & Cruz inside the Capitol. Both dishonored our Constitution. They should resign. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

When Portland took to the streets to demand racial justice for Black & Brown communities, Trump sent secret police to sweep people off the streets & meet them with tear gas & rubber bullets. When our Capitol was under siege? The contrast could not be more revealing or disturbing. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

This was an insurrection. Justice demands accountability. The DOJ should prosecute every insurrectionist who participated in the violent mob that attacked the Capitol and those who incited it. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

The point has been made & worth repeating: The difference in how Black Lives Matter protestors were treated vs how insurrectionists were is universes apart—tear gas vs selfies. It’s the reality that Black & Brown Americans have lived with for too long. It’s time to change that. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

This is the right move. America must reckon with the intentional, lifelong trauma that was inflicted on children at the border. This investigation is long overdue & I’m glad @JoeBiden is prioritizing. I will support this & any effort to reunite the families who remain separated. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

@PattyMurray This is exactly right. Members of the cabinet are resigning to try to protect their reputation, but in truth, it’s dereliction of duty. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

The white supremacist coup attempt was shocking, but it didn’t come from nowhere. We’ve had decades of attacks on democracy through voter suppression, dark money & gerrymandering—designed, too, to ensure power for a minority. We must rebuild our We The People foundations. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

I send my deepest condolences to Officer Sicknick’s family. He gave his life defending our democracy. There is no more noble cause. Those responsible for his death must be held accountable for this horrific attack on our Capitol and our Constitution. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

While we were attacked by domestic terrorists outside the building, our democracy was simultaneously assaulted by Senators objecting to legally certified election results inside the chamber. Those Members of Congress were advocating for the election results to be shredded. Shame. https://t.co/3X471qrYo8 — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Trump is absolutely unfit and should be removed from office. If we can do it by Jan 20 by impeachment, I am all for it. The cabinet and VP can and should invoke the 25th Amendment TODAY. And there should be criminal investigations and prosecutions. Justice demands accountability. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

@DavidNir What's most critical is accountability. There are already investigations in NY and the DOJ should absolutely pursue full investigations and prosecutions for Trump's crimes. To stop future abuses we must punish Trump’s abuses. Justice demands it! — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

@DavidNir Trump is absolutely unfit and of course he deserves to be removed and barred. If we can do it by Jan 20, I am all for it. But unfortunately, Mitch McConnell still runs the Senate until Trump's term is up. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

The trail of destruction and looting. What happened today was an assault by the domestic terrorists who stormed the Capitol, but it was also an assault on our constitution. [sound on] https://t.co/BrELF7cMz1 — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

The building is now secure, and Senators are heading back to the chamber to complete our democratic duties. We will not let violent insurrection derail our democracy. The votes will be counted, and the American people's choice will become president on January 20. https://t.co/gtwXo3JWsX — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

I am safe, and thank you to all who have reached out in concern. It's been a truly dark day at the U.S. Capitol. I was able to give Oregon reporters an update on the situation at the Capitol a short while ago. You can listen to the audio of my update here: https://t.co/GPxFn4cnGk — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Electoral college ballots rescued from the Senate floor. If our capable floor staff hadn’t grabbed them, they would have been burned by the mob. https://t.co/2JCauUIlvg — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

GOP Senators just officially objected to counting the votes in a state Trump lost with one goal: keeping Trump in power despite his election loss. This is a direct assault on our We the People Constitution. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Stop the coup! The US Congress, under the Constitution, has one responsibility with the Electoral College: “To open all the certificates and the votes shall be counted.” To throw out votes because you don’t like the outcome is an insurrection. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Now that we have the majority, we cannot let Mitch McConnell and his minority veto our efforts to deliver for the American people. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Had a great meeting with EPA Administrator-nominee @Michael_S_Regan. I asked him to be bold in tackling climate chaos, take on the overuse of plastics, and restore the integrity of the EPA as an agency based on science. He assured me he’s thinking big, which is just what we need. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Dems will control the Senate, House & Presidency. America voted for progress. We must be bold & deliver the foundations for thriving families: jobs, education, housing, health care. Let’s get to work on $2000 checks, climate, For the People Act, racial justice & the Equality Act! — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

The Trump admin weaponized DHS against immigrants & American protestors. I met with @AliMayorkas today to talk about the urgent need to reunite families, restore protections for children at the border & end the secret police tactics. I feel confident that he will do just that. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

On the way out the door, Trump proposes another exercise in stupidity: forcing banks to ignore systemic financial risks & the impact of policies on climate chaos. Wrong in every way. Let’s stop this proposed rule. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Bravo Massachusetts! Now, it’s time for the entire nation to take that same step by passing my Zero Emissions Vehicles Act. ZEVs will help reduce harmful carbon pollution in our transportation system, improve public health & create the jobs of the future right here in America. — PolitiTweet.org