Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

July 13, 2020 at 9:05 PM

Sign the petition: Expand coronavirus testing

Jeff Merkley for Senate     We know how to stop this pandemic. Social distancing, masks, testing, and tracing. But Donald Trump is holding rallies, largely refuses to wear a mask, and wants to "slow the testing down, please!" (as he said in Tulsa.) He thinks we need "better numbers" …

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July 9, 2020 at 5:40 PM

They are FAILING us. Act now to stop Mitch McConnell & the Senate GOP.

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Here’s something you’re almost never going to hear me say: It’s July, I’m in Oregon, and I’d rather be in Washington, DC right now. That’s right. Oregon is magical in summertime, but this is no time for US Senators to be home. We should be in the Senate, deba…

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July 7, 2020 at 5:10 PM

I'm proposing a Constitutional amendment

Jeff Merkley for Senate   When America abolished slavery with the 13th Amendment, a loophole was created. 14 words that turned legal slavery into part of our criminal justice system. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have b…

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July 6, 2020 at 11:55 PM

It’s always a pleasure to hear from Oregonians in Harney County

  Dear John, It’s always a pleasure to hear from you and your neighbors in Harney County about the issues most important to your community. Feedback and ideas from constituents like you are vital to my work, and I thank the Harney community for taking the time to log on or dia…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

July 6, 2020 at 7:45 PM

The coronavirus will be a pre-existing condition

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Here's what you need to know: It was late on a Thursday night, just an hour before a midnight deadline, when the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to invalidate ObamaCare. In their words, the entire Affordable Care Act "must fall". That's right: I…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

July 3, 2020 at 7:39 PM

I've come to a decision, but I'm gonna need your help

Jeff Merkley for Senate     If you have 3 minutes, I'd like to get your feedback on something: As our country finally grapples with the long-ignored truths of systemic racism, many of us are taking a long-overdue hard look at things we once took for granted. The fact is, our country was…

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July 2, 2020 at 12:22 AM

Working Together to Keep Oregon’s Businesses Afloat

  Oregonians are Waiting for Critical Relief Unfortunately, the coronavirus crisis is far from over. Cases continue rising in communities across Oregon, and the pandemic is accelerating nationwide. Health experts continue to issue warnings emphasizing the importance of social …

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  Dave Chase, Team Merkley · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 11:19 PM

Today. Tomorrow. And the day after:

Jeff Merkley for Senate   Did you see Jeff's email earlier today? First, the details: we're just 44 donors away from smashing through our stretch goal of 16,000 grassroots donors this quarter. Please chip in $3 and help us smash this goal. Second, one thing we always need to remember: Th…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 5:59 PM

Just 225 donations to go. Can we get there?

Jeff Merkley for Senate     In 2018, we won back the House. In 2020, we will Ditch Mitch, Dump Trump, and Save America. I'm running for re-election because we must once more make the U.S. Senate a champion for the American people, ending Mitch McConnell's obstruction of smart, progres…

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  Emily Rossi · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 2:04 AM

RE: 🚨 A huge but narrow win (Abortion Rights) 🔴🔴🔴

Jeff Merkley for Senate   Wanted to make sure you saw this — Today's Supreme Court case makes it clear: Our civil rights — including the right to bodily autonomy, contraception, and abortion — are at stake in this election. As Senator Merkley said, if we let Donald Trump and Mitch McConnel…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 12:37 AM

Honoring An American Hero

  Dear John, Robert Maxwell was a true American hero. The Oregonian was a World War II veteran who earned a Medal of Honor for putting his life on the line to save his fellow soldiers while they were defending the values our country cherishes. In remembrance of his life and …

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June 29, 2020 at 9:32 PM

🚨 A huge but narrow win (Abortion Rights)

Jeff Merkley for Senate     I need to ask for your help — Will you help us raise $11,000 in our fight to protect the Supreme Court from Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell? We must stop Mitch McConnell from putting another Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court. Here's why: The Supreme C…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

June 28, 2020 at 6:15 PM

After Trump's gone, we need bold, progressive leadership

Jeff Merkley for Senate     To me, America has always been about giving everyone a chance. Here's the bottom line: We need bold, progressive solutions to the many crises we face—the coronavirus pandemic, our housing crisis, the gun violence crisis, systemic racism, and climate catastro…

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June 27, 2020 at 6:30 PM

Will Mitch McConnell continue to block voting rights for Black Americans?

Jeff Merkley for Senate     For the first time EVER, the House has voted to make Washington, D.C. the 51st state in the nation.     This is huge. Roughly 700,000 people live in Washington, D.C., the majority of whom are Black and Brown Americans. They: pay more in federal taxes t…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

June 26, 2020 at 4:27 PM

What I said five years ago is still true today:

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Five years ago, the Supreme Court affirmed what we know to be true: love is love. The historic ruling that finally accomplished marriage equality nationwide was long-coming, but it was only a step in our generational struggle to right many of the wrongs happ…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

June 25, 2020 at 7:53 PM

We have to send them a message

Jeff Merkley for Senate     These are trying times. There's no denying it. So many of our friends and neighbors are being pushed to the limit. To a breaking point that never should have been approached. Trump is slashing funding for testing. McConnell won't move on funding for health c…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

June 23, 2020 at 9:11 PM

More Republican obstruction? You bet.

Jeff Merkley for Senate     You know the story by now: our friends in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives pass crucial legislation, and then it is buried in the legislative graveyard of the U.S. Senate. All thanks to Mitch McConnell, all thanks to Republican control of t…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

June 22, 2020 at 6:51 PM

Frustrated.

  Dear John, We still have a long road ahead of us when it comes to responding to and recovering from the coronavirus crisis. Just within the past four weeks, nearly 30,000 additional Americans have lost their lives to COVID-19. Millions more people have lost their jobs and …

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

June 19, 2020 at 6:42 PM

She was about four feet tall, and as powerful as could be.

Jeff Merkley for Senate     I was outside the White House last week, joining the peaceful protesters near Lafayette Square, when I saw her. A young Black girl, maybe 9 or 10 years old, holding a sign. It read, "Hoping for the American Dream, living the American nightmare." A child. …

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June 18, 2020 at 8:41 PM

BREAKING NEWS: Republicans blocked my push for LGBTQ equality

Jeff Merkley for Senate       I try not to email you twice in one day, but I had to make sure you saw this atrocious news:   Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans just stopped Democrats from protecting LGBTQ+ Americans from discrimination in housing, education, banking, and more.  …

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June 18, 2020 at 7:23 PM

The DREAMers won (for now) and what we must do next

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Today, the Supreme Court stood up for the 1.7 million DREAMers that came to this country as infants and children and are as American as my kids. Today, the Supreme Court told Donald Trump that he cannot end the DACA program and start deporting the DREAMers j…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

June 16, 2020 at 5:57 PM

Donate to these four Senate candidates to stop Mitch McConnell.

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Mark Kelly in Arizona. Sara Gideon in Maine. Cal Cunningham in North Carolina. John Hickenlooper in Colorado. Each of these Democrats has led in recent polls against incumbent Republican senators. And, together, we can and will take back the Senate wit…

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June 15, 2020 at 7:22 PM

BIG WIN! And here's what's next for LGBTQ+ civil rights.

Jeff Merkley for Senate     WOW. The 6-3 decision today by the Supreme Court is a big victory for civil rights for LGBTQ+ Americans. We should celebrate—this is big! And we must also continue to fight. Just Friday, the Trump administration moved to allow health care discrimination agai…

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  Dave Chase, Team Merkley · [email protected]

June 14, 2020 at 4:29 PM

Get your Dump Trump gear here

Jeff Merkley for Senate     You know what? Today is Donald Trump's birthday. That sound you hear? That's nobody cheering or singing for him. But we can't let the day go by without a celebration of our own. After all, it's 142 days until Election Day. The day when we'll finally put an e…

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June 12, 2020 at 8:48 PM

A plan to ensure that we can re-open as safe as we can

Jeff Merkley for Senate     As America begins to re-open, one thing is clear: we need a plan in place to make sure that we minimize the risk to all of us. From the start, that's exactly what the Trump administration lacked. A plan. So, let's talk about contact tracing—the way forward…

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June 9, 2020 at 10:25 PM

The postal service & vote-by-mail

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Can you believe that President Trump is waging an attack on our important and beloved postal service? The U.S. Postal Service and their workers have an absolutely critical role to play during this pandemic: ensuring our democracy is literally carried on. I…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

June 8, 2020 at 11:20 PM

Sign the petition: Trump's attorney general must resign

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Attorney General William Barr said that a president, by definition, cannot ever obstruct justice. When protesters were peacefully demonstrating in front of the White House for black lives and against police brutality, he supported and stood by as Lafayette …

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June 6, 2020 at 8:43 PM

A national database for police misconduct

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Black Lives Matter. The fact that this statement needs to be said, that this movement needs to exist, speaks volumes about our country. We are in the midst of a new civil rights movement because more than half a century after courageous patriots shamed Americ…

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June 5, 2020 at 9:04 PM

Important Update: Much-Needed Flexibility for Oregon’s Businesses

  Dear John, There’s no doubt about it -- these past few months have been long. Workers have lost jobs. Businesses have struggled to stay afloat. Families have struggled to keep the lights on and food on the table. And while relief programs Congress has created -- including Pa…

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June 4, 2020 at 10:43 PM

A toxic threat to our rights as Americans

  A Note From Jeff on America's Cry for Justice America is crying for justice. The senseless killing of George Floyd is only the latest example of pervasive racial injustice that haunts our country. It’s a problem within our police forces, which we know not just from the stead…

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June 4, 2020 at 8:20 PM

[DONATE] Raphael Warnock is the perfect leader for this moment.

Jeff Merkley for Senate     America is hurting. Tens of thousands of Americans are gathering every day in righteous protest against violence and racism. Instead of seeking reconciliation and justice, the president tries only to inflame and incite. America cries out for leaders who will…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

June 2, 2020 at 7:29 PM

I am heartbroken and angry. We have to confront the racism deep at America's core.

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Dear Even in a hard year, this last week has been especially difficult. Like so many of you, I am heartbroken. And I am so angry. I grieve for the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery — and so many, many others whose lives were discounted…

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  Dave Chase, JeffMerkley.com · [email protected]

May 28, 2020 at 6:57 PM

These four women could change everything

Jeff Merkley for Senate     These four women will end Mitch McConnell's majority. These four women can get America back on track. With your help, these four powerhouse Democratic women will be U.S. Senators: Amy McGrath Sara Gideon Barbara Bollier Theresa Greenfield In the last 24 h…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

May 27, 2020 at 11:59 PM

What we need to move forward

  Dear John, These are challenging, dark times. While in many places, including Oregon, we have been able to flatten the curve and save lives, it hasn’t been easy. From skyrocketing unemployment claims; to parents juggling childcare, schooling and work responsibilities; to bu…

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May 27, 2020 at 7:11 PM

Donate now: Four women to take back the Senate

Jeff Merkley for Senate     I want to tell you about four incredible women. They've all got their own unique story, but they have one really important thing in common: With your help, they are all going to be U.S. Senators. Please join me in supporting Kentucky's Amy McGrath, Maine'…

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May 25, 2020 at 2:19 PM

This Memorial Day

   Dear John, President Franklin Roosevelt once said, “Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy, forget in time that men have died to win them.”  But this Memorial Day, as we once again join together in spirit, we refuse to forget all those who have made the ul…

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May 22, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Measure twice. Cut once.

Jeff Merkley for Senate     When I was growing up, my dad worked in the mills. Getting things right by patience and precision was as much a watchword as anything in our family. Measure twice. Cut once. Which is why, when it comes to this pandemic, we need a carefully-considered respon…

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  Molly McGuire, JeffMerkley.com · [email protected]

May 21, 2020 at 8:10 PM

Make a monthly donation and I'll send you a bumper sticker

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Are you ready to win this election for Jeff Merkley and make sure that he's fighting for big, bold, progressive ideas in the U.S. Senate? Are you ready to Ditch Mitch, Dump Trump, and Save America? Me too! Can I let you in on a critical secret of how Democr…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

May 20, 2020 at 11:21 PM

Fighting for our Agricultural Workers and Businesses

  Dear John, Agriculture has long been the lifeblood of rural communities in Oregon. So as the coronavirus continues to rock our economy and the agriculture sector, we don’t risk just losing critical jobs that families depend on, we’re also facing serious blows to our food su…

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May 20, 2020 at 3:04 AM

The polls have closed. Here's my bold, progressive agenda:

Jeff Merkley for Senate     It's on! A few moments ago, the primary election polls closed in Oregon. I am grateful for the opportunity to be the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate. Thank you to everyone who supported me — voters in Oregon and friends all across the country. I'll …

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May 19, 2020 at 6:53 PM

Today's the day (and an update on our goals)

Jeff Merkley for Senate     It's primary election day here in Oregon. Tonight, we'll find out which of the four Republicans running against me will be the standard-bearer for Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, and the Koch Brothers this fall. I have no idea which one it will be. Frankly, i…

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May 18, 2020 at 9:15 PM

Addressing Food Insecurity for Oregon’s Children During This Emergency

  Dear John, Adjusting to the realities of the coronavirus has presented unprecedented obstacles for all of Oregon’s communities. And for many families, this pandemic has exacerbated existing barriers and challenges, including hunger and a lack of access to nutritional foods. …

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  Sarah Lane, JeffMerkley.com · [email protected]

May 15, 2020 at 7:52 PM

Set Goal. Break Goal. Repeat!

Jeff Merkley for Senate   Hi, Yesterday, Senator Merkley set a new goal of 75,000 donations since January 2019.  To be honest, I thought the goal was a bit of a stretch. That's a lot of grassroots contributions! But you know what?  We're almost there!  I can't believe it! Donate now and let…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

May 15, 2020 at 5:55 PM

Do you have health insurance?

   Dear John, This public health crisis is just another reminder of the difference good, affordable health insurance can make in accessing care and staying healthy. The last thing any Oregonian -- regardless of the color of their skin, where they live, or their income -- needs…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

May 14, 2020 at 8:53 PM

74,577 donations and counting. (Add one more?)

Jeff Merkley for Senate     On Tuesday, my campaign manager Dave told you that we'd set a goal of $450,000 raised by the May 19 primary election. And with your help, we smashed that goal. On Wednesday, my finance director Molly told you that we'd set a new goal of 23,000 donors on our …

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  Molly McGuire, JeffMerkley.com · [email protected]

May 13, 2020 at 8:00 PM

What will we be able to tell them?

Jeff Merkley for Senate     In just a bit, Dave and I will be doing a Zoom call with Senator Merkley with our latest fundraising numbers before the primary election on Tuesday. Before we get there, I owe you an update—and it's good news! With the support of hundreds of grassroots dono…

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  Dave Chase, Team Merkley · [email protected]

May 12, 2020 at 9:45 PM

7 days left and I need you to step up.

Jeff Merkley for Senate     With one week to go until the primary election, Team Merkley has been asking itself one big question: Who's going to be Mitch McConnell's Republican nominee to take on Senator Merkley in the November election? Which is why we've set a final pre-primary goal…

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  Emily Rossi · [email protected]

May 11, 2020 at 11:20 PM

I wanted to introduce myself

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Hi there! My name is Emily and I'm Senator Jeff Merkley's digital director. You've actually already gotten emails from me before—I'm one of the many people that make up Team Merkley. But I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself, because in the past coupl…

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  Senator Jeff Merkley · [email protected]

May 8, 2020 at 5:05 PM

Sign the petition: Vote by Mail will save lives

Jeff Merkley for Senate     Here's the exciting update: Already, 309,320 people have signed our petition demanding that Congress pass nationwide vote-by-mail right now. Will you join us? Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have refused to budge. Trump even called mail-in voting "corrupt",…

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May 6, 2020 at 6:34 PM

Wouldn't it be great for every American to know that our loved ones will get the care they need when they are sick or injured, no matter what?

Jeff Merkley for Senate     My amazing wife and partner Mary is a hospice nurse. For years, she's shared powerful stories with our family. Patients struggling. Families holding together. Powerful, spiritual journeys for everyone involved. For her nursing is a calling. The compassion a…

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