Senator Jeff Merkley

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @RepAdams: 23,500 babies are stillborn every year. I'm proud to introduce the bipartisan and bicameral Maternal and Child Health Stillbi… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Colleges faced huge challenges—and expenses—during the pandemic, moving to remote learning and making sure campuses were safe when students and staff returned. Thanks to the American Rescue Plan Oregon colleges received $415 million from @usedgov—support for students and schools. — PolitiTweet.org

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Dark money—money no one knows where it came from—has no place in our elections. During the State of the Union, @POTUS called on us to pass the DISCLOSE Act so Americans know who is funding our elections. We must get this done in the Senate. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SenJeffMerkley: Reducing our dependence on fossil fuels is a win-win—it weakens corrupt tyrants whose survival depends on oil and gas p… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

BIG: Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act is in the bipartisan funding package! It should never have been allowed to expire. I’m glad we’re taking overdue action this week. #VAWA will also extend legal protections to Native American, transgender, and immigrant women. — PolitiTweet.org

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Reducing our dependence on fossil fuels is a win-win—it weakens corrupt tyrants whose survival depends on oil and gas production, AND further helps prevent the deterioration of our planet as we move to a clean energy future. — PolitiTweet.org

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A member of Congress's job is to serve the public, not to line their own pockets. This demonstrates exactly why we need to ban stock trading for members of Congress. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Pure Evil: Russians bomb a maternity hospital. Mothers and babies injured. Others possibly killed or buried in the rubble. https://t.co/ofBPpQksFp — PolitiTweet.org

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Excellent news. Reducing tailpipe pollution protects public health and the environment, and letting states like Oregon and California lead the way by adopting bold emissions reduction standards is the right move. #CleanerCars — PolitiTweet.org

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I'll keep fighting like hell to make sure Americans have quality, affordable health care. That means keeping the ACA in place and continuing to work toward a seamless, universal health care system. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Really? In the wake of a pandemic that has killed almost a million Americans, D.C. Republicans want to take away your healthcare. 31 million Americans get their health care coverage through the ACA—a record high. https://t.co/MPrXyZIkPM — PolitiTweet.org

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The conflict in Ukraine is a representation of the worldwide struggle for democracy; for a government of, by, and for the people. We must support the people of Ukraine. https://t.co/glGtqYyxE3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Bottom line: the omnibus package is a great piece of bipartisan work that will deliver for Oregon and the nation. I look forward to getting it passed and to the President’s desk by the end of the week. — PolitiTweet.org

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Also included: projects in Oregon targeting needs I’ve heard from constituents, like new affordable housing to address soaring rents and homelessness, repairs for water infrastructure at risk of failure, and support for Native and Black entrepreneurs to expand their businesses. — PolitiTweet.org

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This bill makes huge strides to advance our other priorities: - Expanding vaccinations overseas to reduce chances of new COVID-19 variants - Providing humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine - Reauthorizing #VAWA - Funding for cancer research and increasing Pell Grants — PolitiTweet.org

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As ever-increasing wildfires fueled by climate chaos threaten Oregon and states across the West, I fought to make sure that this bipartisan bill supports year-found staffing for fire-risk reduction and boosts fire prevention work. — PolitiTweet.org

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Really pleased this bill will make a $100 million investment in environmental justice programs at @EPA—almost a 10x increase—critical to better addressing the disproportionate impact of pollution on communities of color and low-income communities. — PolitiTweet.org

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As chair of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, I worked to make sure this bipartisan bill has vital funding to conserve our public lands, protect our air and water for future generations, and fulfill our trust and treaty responsibilities to tribal nations. — PolitiTweet.org

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Good news: late last night, text for a bipartisan spending bill was agreed to and filed. We'll vote this week. I am grateful to Appropriations staff from my office and others who have worked around the clock to get this bill text finished and filed. — PolitiTweet.org

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There is simply no excuse for the Ethiopian government not to be doing everything it can to enable road access for humanitarian aid and fuel to Tigray. I am glad to see the Biden Administration is continuing its attention to this crisis. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SenSchumer: SIGNED. SEALED. DELIVERED. The Senate passed the Postal Service Reform Act! 📬 — PolitiTweet.org

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BREAKING: The Senate just passed the Postal Service Reform Act, a key step to saving the USPS, which Oregonians and folks across the country rely on to pay bills, vote by mail, and receive essential goods, like medicine. Next step: remove Louis DeJoy! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CECCgov: The Chairs seek the unconditional release of all women unjustly detained for exercising or defending human rights, including #… — PolitiTweet.org

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This #InternationalWomensDay comes in the midst of unprecedented attempts to chip away at abortion access—the right of everyone to access the reproductive health care they need. Let’s use this day to commit to #PassWHPA and enshrine Roe v. Wade in federal law. — PolitiTweet.org

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The answer to reducing our reliance on Russian oil can’t be just increasing our reliance on oil from other bad actors—we must transition to renewable energy. We cannot swap out one brutal dictatorship for another at a time when democracies are standing together against autocracy. — PolitiTweet.org

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Great move by @POTUS to ban oil imports from Russia. We cannot fund Putin’s war crimes in Ukraine. We need to look toward the future—tyrants like Putin will continue to weaponize oil and gas. We can break the cycle by investing in a just transition to renewable energy. — PolitiTweet.org

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We have to cut off the Russian oil sales that are funding Putin’s war crimes in Ukraine. Americans want to put pressure on Putin but they need help with high gas prices. So let’s tax oil companies’ war profiteering and send gasoline rebate checks to Americans. — PolitiTweet.org

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Long, long overdue. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

We need to pass federal legislation to protect our freedom to vote and honor the legacy of all those who put their lives on the line in on Bloody Sunday and in the years since to fight for voting rights and racial and economic justice. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

The fight continues for equal access to the ballot box for every American—no matter the color of their skin or their ZIP code. The past is not far behind us. We see it in the 250+ bills to suppress our freedom to vote circulating in state legislatures across the country. — PolitiTweet.org