Senator Jeff Merkley

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

You can call it the talking filibuster or the public filibuster or extended debate or whatever you want, but the Senate has to DO it. We have to restore debate and actually VOTE to make progress for the American people. https://t.co/6mpkNUmFcK — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

.@PattyMurray summed it up: Rs want to confirm judges and cut taxes w/o a filibuster. And want state legislatures to gut voting rights w/o a filibuster. But want to use a filibuster to block defending voting rights for Americans. Hmmm. What’s the best word to describe that? — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Cornyn says all Rs support retaining the filibuster. False. They got rid of it for Bush tax cuts. They got rid of it for Trump tax cuts. They got rid of it to steal a Supreme Court seat. But to defend the right to vote? They say "No!" Because they want rigged elections. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Senator Thune quoted Madison to support a supermajority requirement for closing debate. But Madison argued the opposite, as did ALL of the founders. https://t.co/fszQ1vq036 — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

McConnell just fled the floor, terrified of taking a question from @SenatorDurbin. He knows he can’t defend the phony arguments he just made on the floor. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @SenateDems: WATCH: @SenJeffMerkley lays out why it is so critical that we act NOW to protect the free and fair elections that drive our… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

In states across our country, our freedom to vote is under attack. I’m on the Senate floor right now discussing the need to reform the filibuster to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act ASAP. https://t.co/2AdBbwZowY — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @DeadlineWH: "There's no bigger issue than defending the ballot box... If the Senate cannot get to a debate on final passage, so that we… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

LIVE: I’m with my Senate colleagues talking about how can and should pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, even over GOP objections. https://t.co/Welvmg0NGI — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

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Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @Forbes: FILIBUSTER: On the Senate floor, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) debated the filibuster. https://t.co/4… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @Brettkins: 🚨JUST NOW: On the Senate floor, @SenJeffMerkley said Democrats have two options to pass #VotingRights legislation and bypass… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @civilrightsorg: Thank you, @SenJeffMerkley. https://t.co/Y8BgndBLJl — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Our freedom to vote is under attack. It’s past time for the Senate to act to protect equal access to the ballot box—I’m working to make sure that happens. https://t.co/HUNZDXmH7L — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @civilrightsorg: In his Give Us The Ballot speech, #MLK urged Congress “to provide a strong, moral, and courageous leadership for a situ… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Let's honor Dr. King's words and legacy with action. I'm working to reform the filibuster so the Senate can forge ahead and pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. #MLKDay — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

"They won’t let the majority senators vote. And certainly they wouldn’t want the majority of people to vote, because they know they do not represent the majority of the American people." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words on the filibuster: "I think the tragedy is that we have a Congress with a Senate that has a minority of misguided senators who will use the filibuster to keep the majority of people from even voting." — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

I’m determined to press forward and make sure that these bills are passed in the Senate and sent to President Biden’s desk for signature—reforming Senate rules to get this done. Inaction is unacceptable. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Honored to meet with @OfficialMLK3 and @ArndreaKing this week, at a critical moment for voting rights. They are strong advocates for the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and I'm grateful for the chance to discuss the landscape of voting rights with them. https://t.co/pBbK0hSUNH — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Nearly a quarter of Americans who take prescription drugs say they or a loved one has not filled prescriptions, cut pills in half, or skipped doses because the cost of Rx drugs in the U.S. is out of control. So wrong. We need to pass my #EndPriceGouging for Medications Act. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

@PattyMurray Glad to be working with you on this, @PattyMurray. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @PattyMurray: Our country needs more nurses. That’s why @SenJeffMerkley and I introduced a bill to support our frontline health care wor… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @CECCgov: The Chinese government and Communist Party’s crackdown on civil society is illustrated by sentences to #ChengYuan (5 years) an… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

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Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @NWSPortland: Here is the most up to date info we have on the current Tsunami Alert. https://t.co/Xu1VMxEqHp — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @NWSPortland: 8 AM | The tsunami waves should begin along the Oregon and south Washington coast within the next hour. The highest wave w… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @SenatorWarnock: As a pastor in the U.S. Senate, I am committed to reminding my colleagues and this nation of the covenant we have with… — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Every American should have equal access to the ballot box—it shouldn't matter where you live or what you look like. I’m working to pass the #FreedomToVoteAct so we have federal laws on the books to protect the freedom of every American to make their voice heard at the ballot box. — PolitiTweet.org

Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

We’re facing a national blood shortage. Our current, discriminatory policy doesn’t meet the demands of this moment. I joined colleagues in urging the FDA to make a change. — PolitiTweet.org