Senators Brown, Casey, Baldwin, Merkley, Markey, Whitehouse, Warren & Sanders...
Senator Sherrod Brown issued the following statement this week on draft investment provisions of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).“It appears that the investor state provision being considered as...
View ArticleMerkley and Sanders Floor Speeches Against Fast Track today
The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement suffered its first defeat today, as the Senate voted to block the Fast-Track authority sections of this ill-conceived proposal, in no small part due to some...
View ArticleSenate Amendment for TPA & TPP Requiring approval of Congress before...
Sen. Bernie Sanders put a big danger warning on the TPP bomb-in-the-box at the end of his "THE TRANS-PACIFIC TRADE (TPP) AGREEMENT MUST BE DEFEATED" memo. Sanders says"Once TPP is agreed...
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NV-Sen: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D. OR) Helps Catherine Cortez Masto (D) Get Ready...
Received an e-mail from Progressive Champ U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR) in support of former Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto's (D. NV) U.S. Senate campaign: Year after year, some of the...
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Democrats introduce the LGBT 'Equality Act'
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon introduced the LGBT "Equality Act" with 40 original co-sponsors Thursday. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) simultaneously introduced...
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Sen. Jeff Merkley Endorses Iran Nuclear Deal
(photo credit: Jeff Merkley)From Senator Jeff Merkley's (D-OR) statement posted this morning at medium.com:This objective is critical to our national security. Nuclear weapons in the hands of...
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Merkley and Sanders introduce bill to end new and non-producing oil and gas...
Sen. Jeff Merkley announces "Keep It in the Ground" legislation. On his right is tribal leader Tara Zhaabowekwe Houska, with co-sponsor Sen. Bernie Sanders peering over Merkley's shoulder. Flanked by...
View ArticleThank Sanders, Merkley, and Wyden, the Only Senators to Vote Against the NDAA
Last Thursday, the House passed the FY 2016 NDAA 370 to 58. Only 49 Democrats and 9 Republicans voted against it.When I wrote about that vote, I highlighted some of the flaws in the newly revised...
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WI, NH, OH & NV-Sen: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D. OR) Wants These Climate...
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR):We’re at a tipping point in the climate fight.The world made critical progress in Paris with a historic agreement. The President’s Clean...
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Keep It In The Ground: Fueling a Movement (online planning today for massive...
“You can’t define what energy is for us. Our energy development is fueling a movement. Keep it in the ground.” said Terry Tempest Williams. She referred to the 1,751 acres in Grand County, Utah she and...
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OH-Sen: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D. OR) Goes All In For Ted Strickland (D)
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR) in support of former Governor Ted Strickland’s (D. OH) U.S. Senate campaign:It’s hard to win a national election without winning in...
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WI, NH, HI & NV-Sen: Merkley (D. OR) Helps His Climate Champions Team Get...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR):A political sea change is coming.For years, the Koch Brothers have built a top-down machine to attack climate scientists, crush clean...
View ArticleSenator Jeff Merkley D-Oregon endorses Bernie!
Merkley writes an endorsement in the NY Times:But Bernie Sanders is boldly and fiercely addressing the biggest challenges facing our country.He has opposed trade deals with nations that pay their...
View ArticleJeff Merkley endorses Bernie Sanders
I heard it on Morning Joe on my way to school, when I got here, went to the website of The New York Times and found Why I'm Supporting Bernie Sanders.First, congratulations to Sen. Sanders. Jeff...
View ArticleBernie endorsed by NY Transit Workers, Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, $1 Tril...
Sen. Bernie Sanders in Brooklyn, NY today announced a Transport Workers Union Local 100endorsement by 42K members and he pledged $1 trillion investment to rebuild our "crumbling infrastructure". Full...
View ArticleTRMS - OOPS
In a story up just now about the Dems and independents caucusing with the Dems who had not endorsed for President one picture was off, a la Fox News bad.The five who had not endorsed included of course...
View ArticleNever any mention of the NUMBER of UNCOMMITTED super delegates & WHO some...
Did you know that Former President Jimmy Carter (GA) and Former Vice President Al Gore (TN) are, as yet, still uncommitted super delegates? I find it especially surprising that Gore, VP to Bill...
View ArticleSanders, Warren, Booker, and Others Join Global Leaders in Letter Calling for...
In advance of the 2016 United Nations General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem, over 1,000 global leaders and activists signed a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling for...
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Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley on Bernie Sanders & impact of the NY primary...
Also weighing in is Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown who has endorsed Hillary Clinton for the presidential nomination. Both progressive Dems, their different views and their reasoning is something I found...
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MO-Sen: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D. OR) Wants This Principled Public Servant To...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR) in support of Secretary of State Jason Kander’s (D. MO) U.S. Senate campaign:I’m joining Democratic allies across the country today in...
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