Senator Jeff Merkley

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @RepAnnieKuster: Proud to introduce the Community Energy Savings Program Act (CESP) to promote the expansion of clean energy across NH &… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @SenBrianSchatz: Our new #PaidLeave policy, which will be signed into law today, means that public servants won’t have to choose between… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Until Donald Trump stops inflicting trauma on children and families, I will continue to fight his efforts to use our government for his ugly, hateful purposes: https://t.co/eNOLD3STKM — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @WFPUSA: We asked Oregon’s @SenJeffMerkley why the US should help feed hungry people around the 🌎. Here’s a clip: “One of the best inves… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepAnnaEshoo: seems like a good time to remind folks about our bill to create a Robocall Division in the FCC Enforcement Bureau that would enforce robocall regulations & keep consumers safe from scams like these! Congress needs to make this a priority in 2020. — PolitiTweet.org

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Scams are getting harder and harder to tell apart from real communications. Please protect yourself. Always question unsolicited requests for money or information, and contact the company directly through details you find on their website to confirm whether outreach is real. — PolitiTweet.org

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In case you needed proof that Senators are just like you, here’s a scam call I got yesterday pretending to be @portlandgeneral threatening to disconnect my service unless I acted. I called PGE directly & they confimed this IS a scam, & customers have lost thousands of $$ so far. https://t.co/wegtUkKeIb — PolitiTweet.org

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I hope that, over the coming holiday, all Senators will ponder their grave responsibility to rise to the occasion, and to bring our nation the facts, fairness, and integrity America deserves. (end thread) — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

...then the Majority Leader will have inflicted a wound to our democracy that will have damaging consequences for decades to come. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

We are a nation of laws, not a cult of personality. If the Majority Leader blocks the conduct of a fair trial intended by the founders to determine whether the president has abused his power, and whether that abuse merits expulsion from office... — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

At the start of the trial, all Senators will swear an oath to ‘do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws.’ The oath is not to their party, and not to their president. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

It is stunning that he is refusing to call witnesses because they would have evidence about the president’s misconduct. https://t.co/2m8sg7FKTT — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

I am profoundly disturbed that the Majority Leader has already said that rather than conduct a fair trial, he is working alongside the White House to enact a party-wide cover-up. https://t.co/I4cW1PFw6G — PolitiTweet.org

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Every Senator should search their own heart, and ask themselves what they would do if the president were of the opposite party. We owe the nation facts, fairness, and integrity—not a cover-up. — PolitiTweet.org

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Now, the process moves to the Senate, and this is a moment in which every Senator must put country above party. The guiding principle must be complete impartiality in service of the Constitution we swore to uphold. — PolitiTweet.org

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By their vote today, they have concluded that this abuse of power and the president’s obstruction of the investigation are significant enough to trigger a Senate trial on whether President Trump should remain in office. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

The House presented a compelling case that the president solicited foreign interference in the 2020 election, that he conditioned official actions on this interference, and that he used the power of the office to advance his own interest instead of the public interest. — PolitiTweet.org

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The House has laid out a clear set of facts that should be alarming to anyone who cares about the integrity of our elections or the rule of law. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

For these two reasons, the founders placed in the hands of Congress the means to act as a check on a corrupt president: Impeachment in the House, followed by a trial in the Senate. Today, the House fulfilled its constitutional responsibility. https://t.co/Xsr3L05P1b — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

THREAD: Our founders created the process of impeachment b/c they were deeply concerned about two significant dangers: first, foreign influence that might corrupt American democracy; and second, abuse of power by a president tempted to use his powers to become more like a king. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SenJeffMerkley: @SenStabenow Me, right now: https://t.co/nSV50P49iF — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

@SenStabenow Me, right now: https://t.co/nSV50P49iF — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

First, more than 1,000 federal prosecutors made clear that if anyone else had engaged in the actions @realdonaldtrump has, that person would have been indicted. Now, more than 750 scholars of American history are weighing in on the case against him, and on our Founders’ intent. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rural communities w/ large chunks of public, tax-exempt land face a tough challenge: they don’t have the same tax income other areas have to provide basic services like schools and public safety. This was a good win w/ @RonWyden @MikeCrapo @SenatorRisch: https://t.co/yrw8E4LTW6 — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: #RAWRact has passed! I introduced this bipartisan bill to help the State Dept. crack down on wildlife trafficking & poaching—the 2nd largest threat to species in the world. Learn more from the @OregonZoo about why these efforts are so important: https://t.co/NYhAJFtVJz — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @mhmilliken: “What we don’t want to see is ... China used as an excuse to blow up the existing, or potential extension of an agreement w… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Honored to have been a part of this fight with @SenDougJones & @SenateDems to finally end the Military Widows Tax. We can’t just say, “Thank you for your service,” and think that’s enough. We have to show up for military families. https://t.co/1h2ekljnS5 — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Passing the NDAA without any of these issues addressed is a massive failure and a dereliction of duty on the part of Congress – and it’s why I voted No today. Read more: https://t.co/NWoiHcgYVe — PolitiTweet.org

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4. And it fails to address PFAS contamination, an urgent public health threat that’s putting millions of Americans at higher risk for cancer, birth defects, and other health problems. https://t.co/DEWwRXiHph — PolitiTweet.org

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3. It fails to constrain U.S. development of a low-yield nuclear warhead, a costly and reckless project that could spark a new arms race. https://t.co/VjWWlNilRR — PolitiTweet.org