Senator Jeff Merkley

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

The Trump Administration’s xenophobia is on display again. This time they’re threatening to throw student visa holders out of the US for no reason other than their colleges moving online to keep students & staff safe from COVID. It's just wrong & cruel. https://t.co/IXqennnvKB — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

By pulling out of WHO, Trump is delivering a huge win for China and a huge blow to Americans. This move abdicates international leadership to China and ensures that more Americans will get sick. More finger-pointing and blame shifting while Americans die. https://t.co/a21cle67sP — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

This is a big win for the Standing Rock Sioux and the unprecedented grassroots movement demanding a safe and habitable environment for ALL. We can’t give up in this fight. #DAPL https://t.co/tm4TMJbKMt — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

The Electoral College is an outdated institution that stands in opposition to true democracy. Despite today’s ruling curbing the independence of electors, the Electoral College should be abolished & presidents should be directly elected by We the People. https://t.co/MmSva19Qc5 — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

This Independence Day, let us celebrate and recommit ourselves to the important work of finally making our founders’ vision of equality a reality for every single American. #4thofJuly2020 https://t.co/UTqkpvgpkG — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

I will introduce a bill to ban the sale of middle seats through this pandemic. And I’ll work with colleagues to include it in a package of airline accountability reforms they are crafting. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

A lot of folks reacted to my tweet yesterday about the irresponsible sale of middle seats on planes saying, “Wouldn’t it be nice if someone in the Senate did something about it? “ They’re right. (1/2) — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

The Trump administration is letting Big Pharma profit off of COVID-19 drugs w/ no commitment the American people will get a fair price. Taxpayers are funding the R&D for a COVID-19 vaccine & it should ABSOLUTELY be made available to all Americans for free. https://t.co/xDfTN7TpdZ — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

I’m pleased to see the Senate passing my amendment to extend the ban on crowd control equipment sales to the Hong Kong police. It is clear from China’s actions that this ban must be extended ASAP. We must continue to #StandWithHongKong https://t.co/foxhIycw4E — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

.@AmericanAir: how many Americans will die bc you fill middle seats, w/ your customers shoulder to shoulder, hour after hour. This is incredibly irresponsible. People eat & drink on planes & must take off masks to do so. No way you aren’t facilitating spread of COVID infections. https://t.co/PWG5macqgC — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @SenatorBaldwin: Millions are unemployed. More than 128,000 people have died. #COVID19 cases are rising. Mitch McConnell has put off leg… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @abinader: Senator @SenJeffMerkley asking @NIHDirector whether the @NIH was consulted about weakening Bayh-Dole safeguards in coronaviru… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @SenJeffMerkley: .@SenateMajLdr: Bring the HEROES Act to the Floor and #CancelRecess. More than 128,000 are dead. Millions more unemploy… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @SenJeffMerkley: The 13th Amendment outlawed slavery—with one big caveat: “except as a punishment for a crime.” For a century and half,… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

.@SenateMajLdr: Bring the HEROES Act to the Floor and #CancelRecess. More than 128,000 are dead. Millions more unemployed. Leaving without a response to COVID-19 is an abdication of our most basic duties. https://t.co/fub9muAvXQ https://t.co/V0pzP2WD3X — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

As of today, Oregon is under a statewide, enforced mask mandate. Any chance we have at reopening our economy hinges on being able to control the spread of COVID-19. Wearing a mask in public, indoor spaces will help Oregon do just that. #MaskUp https://t.co/MZZwLdOqS1 — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

.@realDonaldTrump praises 'white power' and is offended by Black Lives Matter. Tells you everything you need to know. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

In addition to providing healthy food to families in need, SNAP is also one of the best ways to boost the economy. For every $1 spent on SNAP, roughly $1.70 is put back into local economies. #BoostSNAPNow https://t.co/gPdJVthuGI — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @SenateAgDems: Happening live: @SenJeffMerkley takes to the Senate floor to call for increased food assistance for families in need. #Bo… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

With the economy in turmoil and millions of Americans unemployed, countless families across Oregon and the country are facing devastating food insecurity. I’m joining @SenStabenow and nearly 2,500 farm and food advocates in a shared call to #BoostSNAPNow! — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @PrisonPolicy: When we broke down the wages of incarcerated workers in each state, we found: - prisons are paying lower wages today than… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @SenJeffMerkley: The 13th Amendment outlawed slavery—with one big caveat: “except as a punishment for a crime.” For a century and half,… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Still today ~1 million prisoners, many Black & Brown, work for less than $1/hour or even nothing at all. And of course, many of those are in for non-violent drug crimes. It’s time to end this system of forced, unpaid labor rooted in our history of slavery & racism. More to come. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

This loophole was used to force Black prisoners, many picked up for Black-only “crimes” like loitering, to work for free after Reconstruction. Sometimes in the same fields they worked when enslaved. In 1898, 73% of Alabama’s state budget came from selling the labor of prisoners. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

The 13th Amendment outlawed slavery—with one big caveat: “except as a punishment for a crime.” For a century and half, that’s been used to re-enslave American citizens (disproportionately black men). So I’m introducing a Constitutional amendment to end this abomination. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

We cannot stay silent in the face of flagrant human rights abuses—and we can’t slam the door on Hong Kongers seeking refuge. Our founders saw this country as a beacon of hope for the oppressed. It is a vision we must choose to meet every day, in all we do. https://t.co/WM3wn3YRUo — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @foe_us: Without pollinators, our food system would collapse. Congress must pass @SenJeffMerkley's MONARCH Act and Monarch & Pollinator… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @foe_us: Along with pesticide use, habitat loss is also a driver for pollinator decline. @SenJeffMerkley's Monarch & Pollinator Highwa… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @foe_us: These massive declines in monarch butterfly populations are in line with a global insect apocalypse of more than 40% of species… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @foe_us: Meanwhile, Western monarch butterflies have declined 99% since the 1990s. We must pass legislation to phase out pollinator-tox… — PolitiTweet.org