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August 12, 2019 at 8:42 PM

How Ron Wyden saved a life and shined a light on a great cruelty:

Jeff Merkley for Senate   My friend and Oregon partner in the Senate, Ron Wyden, is a hero. He recently traveled to Juárez, Mexico with Oregonians, including a doctor, to shine a light on a horrific aspect of Trump's immigration policy: the lack of adequate medical care for asylum seekers an…

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August 9, 2019 at 12:56 AM

Fighting for Living Wages, Benefits, and Workers' Rights

    A Note From Jeff           This week, our hearts are with El Paso and Dayton as we mourn the most recent lives lost to mass shootings. As we set out to heal from these unthinkable tragedies, it’s clear that Americans are tired of divisive rhetoric, and want to discuss commonsen…

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August 6, 2019 at 12:09 AM

They're cowering while our country is dying

Jeff Merkley for Senate     This weekend, we saw two mass shootings within 24 hours of each other. Like you, I've just had it. America doesn't have markedly more mental illness or poverty or more violent video games than other countries. What we do have? Way more guns. And violent whit…

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August 2, 2019 at 10:34 PM

They want to lock kids up for months and months

Jeff Merkley for Senate     I'm furious. Yesterday, the Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a plan that could keep little kids in Trump's prisons for up to 100 days. A HUNDRED DAYS. Innocent children. In prison. For months and months, separated from their families. S…

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July 31, 2019 at 3:34 PM

Are you in?

Jeff Merkley for Senate     We the People democracy must be put back on the agenda. And we must continue to fight Donald Trump's attempts to jail children, worsen climate chaos, attack LGBTQ+ Americans, take away health care from the sick and vulnerable, and give massive tax giveaways t…

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July 29, 2019 at 10:18 PM

A single truth you won't (probably) hear in the debates.

Jeff Merkley for Senate     This week, twenty Democrats running for president will debate once again. They'll talk about their big plans to create jobs, improve health care, tackle the climate crisis, fix immigration, restore our democracy, and much more. But the truth remains: unless …

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July 26, 2019 at 8:06 PM

What happens if they win in Oregon:

Jeff Merkley for Senate     You know what's at stake. You know what happens if we take back the U.S. Senate from Mitch McConnell and his obstructionist team. That's why I'm asking for your support right now. We can and must close Donald Trump's children's prisons, end family separation…

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July 26, 2019 at 12:05 AM

We must end the cruel treatment of children at our borders. My plan:

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Food. Diapers. Toothbrushes. You know, the basics. Children separated from their families by Donald Trump, children jailed by our government, aren't even guaranteed that. This isn't complicated: We must stop the cruel treatment of children in our custody. …

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July 23, 2019 at 8:05 PM

Save the elephants. Save the snow leopards.

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Elephants. Snow leopards. Rhinos. Mountain gorillas. Leatherback sea turtles. Too many animals are endangered, at risk of disappearing from our Earth entirely. This has been sped up by unlawful trafficking and poaching of exotic animals, ones that our grand…

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July 22, 2019 at 5:21 PM

WHOA. Jaime Harrison

Jeff Merkley for Senate     To take back the Senate, we need to fight hard everywhere there's an opportunity. And one of our best opportunities is in South Carolina, where we have a real shot at defeating Senator Lindsey Graham. Democrat Jaime Harrison is a strong local leader who kn…

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July 20, 2019 at 4:27 PM

197,000 people have signed this petition about children at the border.

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Donald Trump is treating migrants and legal asylum-seekers as criminals. They're deliberately separating families and locking children in cages. It is cruel. It is evil. And it must be stopped. We must not be silent. Not now. Not ever when atrocities are b…

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July 18, 2019 at 10:51 PM

Big Pharma doesn't like my plan to take them on:

Jeff Merkley for Senate     It's an awful feeling: looking down at bills on a kitchen table, trying to figure out how to afford everything. And knowing that, sometimes, you just can't — no matter how hard you work or save. Food. Rent. Health care. Prescription drugs. That last one, t…

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July 16, 2019 at 9:34 PM

VIDEO: Going beyond the one-liners with Gov. Jay Inslee

Jeff Merkley for Senate     This past weekend, I had a chance to sit down with Washington Governor Jay Inslee for the inaugural episode of 2020 Questions – my new webseries hosting informal but in-depth conversations with the Democrats who are running for our nation's highest office. T…

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July 15, 2019 at 9:22 PM

This is racism. Here's what we do about it.

Jeff Merkley for Senate     There is no place for racism in America. And yet, the President is a racist. We see it in his latest, awful tweets over the weekend. We see it in his cruelty to children and families at our border. We see it in so many of his attacks on people of color. For de…

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July 12, 2019 at 5:58 PM

[WATCH LIVE] I'm speaking at Netroots Nation in a few minutes:

Jeff Merkley for Senate     I'm in Philadelphia right now, about to go on stage at Netroots Nation — a powerhouse gathering of grassroots progressive activists. I'll be joining Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Planned Parenthood president Dr. Leana Wen on stage for a critical conversation abou…

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July 10, 2019 at 9:11 PM

Our champion to take on Mitch:

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Big news from Kentucky: grassroots hero Amy McGrath is taking on Mitch McConnell. This is our biggest and best chance to send Mitch packing yet — and why I'm all in for Amy. Stand with me and donate $3 to her campaign right now. Amy and I are running becau…

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July 9, 2019 at 4:29 PM

[Video] What I told the nation about Trump's cruel policies:

Jeff Merkley for Senate     On Sunday, I was on NBC's Meet the Press to talk about Donald Trump's cruel immigration policies. We need to make one thing abundantly clear: whenever someone from Trump's administration says the reports about mistreatment of children and families, about fam…

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July 4, 2019 at 3:28 PM

Happy Independence Day!

Dear John,           Today is a day for celebration, barbecue, and fireworks. But it’s also a day for reflection and careful consideration of the cornerstone principles that guided the Founding Fathers of America--the principles that are baked into our constitution and our way o…

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July 2, 2019 at 9:34 PM

Demand they #CloseTheCamps

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Families separated. Children jailed. Uncertainty. Terror. Death. That is Donald Trump's legacy when it comes to immigration and refugees seeking asylum at our borders. America is better than this. The policies of the Trump administration — conducted in our …

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July 1, 2019 at 3:14 AM

Trump thinks he can win Oregon?!

Jeff Merkley for Senate       Molly here.  We're down to the last few hours before the big midnight June 30 deadline.    Donald Trump's campaign says they think they can make Oregon competitive in 2020.   That would mean big money taking on Jeff and supporting Jeff's Republican oppone…

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June 30, 2019 at 3:08 PM

They're hell-bent on destroying the constitution

Jeff Merkley for Senate     This week, five justices – including four appointed by presidents who lost the popular vote – gave Republicans the green light to keep gerrymandering elections so they can stay in control even when more people vote for Democrats. Today, let's respond by doub…

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June 28, 2019 at 4:11 PM

One thing we didn't see at the presidential debates

Jeff Merkley for Senate       Have you been watching the presidential debates?   We have an exciting field. I'm pumped. I can't wait to see them continue to discuss ideas and how we can move our country forward after we defeat Donald Trump in 2020.   I hope you saw one little thing…

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June 27, 2019 at 4:54 AM

You're on the team

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Thank you for signing up for updates!   In Congress, I've taken the fight to the special interests. I'll never stop working to create middle-class jobs, reverse Citizens United, hold Wall Street accountable, fight global climate change, and rebuild America.   …

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