Senator Jeff Merkley

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

People spreading the Big Lie and those who attack our freedom to vote are the biggest threats to our democratic process. The American people resoundingly rejected election deniers in the midterm elections, but we can’t expect these extremist candidates to just go away. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

We see all over the globe that holding an election doesn’t guarantee a real democracy. We need to fiercely defend the integrity of our elections to ensure that all of our citizens have an equal voice in shaping our government. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Packing and cracking to dilute the voice of the minority, and state legislatures gerrymandering by taking governors and judges out of the election law process to bias the system are both are completely unacceptable if you believe in democracy and the integrity of elections. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Both voting rights cases that SCOTUS has heard this year, Moore v. Harper and Merrill v. Milligan, have the potential to further erode the protections for our sacred right and freedom to vote. What’s at stake in these cases is the very foundation of our democratic republic. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Challenges to the Voting Rights Act and attempts to erode protections to gerrymandering are a direct attack on voters, particularly Black and brown voters. These cases are about whether we each have an equal opportunity to shape the outcome of elections. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

The most important thing we can do to make sure our courts work for the people—and something I’m focused on getting done in the Senate—is to get dark money OUT of politics. When the mega-rich can pour money into our elections unchecked, corruption follows. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

We’ve seen MAGA Republicans play the long game, loading our courts—all the way up to SCOTUS—with extreme judges who will do their party’s bidding. We need qualified judges on the bench who are dedicated to serving the people, not a conservative political agenda and corporations. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

I’m laser focused on fixing our broken Senate so that we can make progress on protecting our fundamental freedom to vote by passing bills like the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Act. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

With the minority veto created by the no-effort filibuster, there was no chance to get that bill through the Senate. I worked to get 50 Democrats on board with changes that would restore the Senate’s old style of doing business, but unfortunately in the end we fell 2 votes short. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

That bill, which became the Freedom to Vote Act, stops billionaires from buying elections, ends partisan gerrymandering, protects our freedom to vote, and stops officials from overturning election results. The attack on our democracy didn't end on 1/6. This bill is our defense. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

I wrote the For the People Act because the American people have a constitutional right to vote and to have a voice in the decisions that impact their lives. We in Congress need to protect that freedom, in service to the folks who elected us in the first place. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Every eligible American should have the right to vote and know that vote will be counted. With SCOTUS having gutted the Voting Rights Act and the Republican party on a hunt to block access to the ballot box, that right is in jeopardy. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Democracy in America is under attack, plain and simple. We’ve seen how challenges to both our freedom to vote and to the validity of our elections have fed voter intimidation, deep partisan divides, and violent extremism. The Big Lie and rampant voter suppression are poisonous. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

BREAKING: The House passed the Respect for Marriage Act! Next stop: @POTUS’s desk to be signed into law. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

We can’t trust industry to regulate itself with something as dangerous as asbestos. As we hear reports of more and more workers in plants that lack adequate safety precautions, I will continue to fight to ban asbestos.https://t.co/NEWZVZ3m81 — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Airport service workers are essential to keeping our airports running smoothly and should have living wages and benefits that reflect their vital work. That’s why I sponsored the Good Jobs for #GoodAirports Act—we need to get this passed. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Every worker—no matter who they’re working for or where they live—should have fair wages, health care, and paid time off. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Members of the U.S. Capitol Police and the D.C. Police Department protected members of Congress and staffers on 1/6, during the violent insurrection. I was honored to attend the ceremony giving these heroes the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor Congress can bestow. https://t.co/mpJ3sNI1rR — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

As MAGA Republicans continue to erode and attack our freedom to vote and the integrity of our elections, it’s critical that the Supreme Court protects the freedom of every American to cast a meaningful vote and have their voice heard in our elections. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

It’s not an overstatement to say that if SCOTUS agrees with “independent state legislature theory,” the very core of our democratic republic is at risk. @BrennanCenter has a robust explanation on how we got to this point. https://t.co/NpreAebWWf — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

The Supreme Court is considering a case on partisan gerrymandering based on the “independent state legislature theory,” which obliterates the checks and balances on state legislatures and has been used to support plots to overturn the 2020 election and justify voter suppression. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KCBYNews: Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced over $500,000 to improve western monarch butterfly and pollinator habitats in Oreg… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Red and blue states across the country have already acted to remove the Slavery Clause from their state constitutions: Colorado, Utah, Nebraska, Oregon, Vermont, Tennessee, and Alabama. We need to do the same for the U.S. Constitution. #EndTheException — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @OregonDVA: 81 years ago today marks a date that will live in infamy. We remember those 2,403 lives lost at Pearl Harbor and continue to… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

The Christmas tree in the @WhiteHouse this year featured nests holding each state’s official bird. For Oregon, that’s the Western Meadowlark! https://t.co/nH30hkLXe1 — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Good news for our pollinators! 🦋 — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @SenatorDurbin: It has been 157 years since the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment. While we have come a long way in that time, we are… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @maziehirono: Even though the 13th Amendment was ratified 157 years ago on this day to ban slavery, slavery as a punishment for crime is… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

UPDATE: the permitting proposal will not ride along on NDAA. This is HUGE—I won’t stop fighting to protect our communities and planet from new oil and gas leasing. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @ChrisVanHollen: 157 years ago the 13th Amendment was ratified banning slavery in all cases EXCEPT as punishment for a crime. It’s past… — PolitiTweet.org