On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated that in the Senate’s impeachment trial, “the president’s lawyers deserve to pull in whoever they feel contributes to their case,” and that senators “should not be determining who is
On Tuesday’s “New Day” on CNN, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) commented on President Donald Trump’s reasoning for ordering airstrikes to kill former Iranian Quds force commander Gen. Qasem Soleimani due to the “imminent threat” he posed.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) discussed the possibility of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden testifying in the Senate’s impeachment trial by stating that he is trying to take an impartial approach,
The Trump administration is diverting funds from several federal entities to address the ongoing migrant crisis on the U.S. southern border.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) says he is horrified that pregnant migrants arriving at the United States-Mexico border are not being swiftly released into the interior of the country to have their children while they await their asylum process.
Wednesday on CNN’s “New Day,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reacted to the report that President Donald Trump wants to expand detention centers for immigrants seeking asylum and allow longer detention of migrant families. Merkley compared the detention centers to Japanese
Over the weekend, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) took a trip with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to a border facility near the United States-Mexico border. Merkley on Monday described his trip in an interview with CNN’s “New Day,” conceding
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated that “We need all hands on deck” to combat climate change, “the largest, scariest challenge humankind has ever faced.” Merkley said, “As we take on this challenge, we can and
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) argued the Trump administration’s immigration policies were turning border detention centers into “the largest child prison in American history.”
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), a leading proponent of the Green New Deal, broke the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge by accepting thousands of dollars from the very oil and gas lobbyists he claimed to be “at war” against.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), who has introduced legislation to eliminate the Electoral College, stated that the Electoral College “diminishes the legitimacy of our president, which is something else we should be deeply concerned about.” Merkley
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat who voted against a bill that would protect babies who survive abortion from infanticide, is sponsoring a bill to save kittens.
Wednesday on CNN’s “OutFront,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) dismissed President Donald Trump’s remarks stating that he wanted more legal immigration to the United States. The Oregon Democrat said he didn’t believe Trump was sincere and added that the president had
Tuesday on CNN’s “New Day,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) commented on President Donald Trump’s planned border wall, which the senator referred to as a “racist symbol” of the Trump administration. Merkley acknowledged the importance of barriers involving a fence and
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) on Monday’s “New Day” on CNN criticized the President Donald Trump administration, saying the FBI should investigate DHS Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen for lying to Congress about family separation at the border. Merkley called for “some real
Congressional Democrats are ditching House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s ardent opposition to any barrier or wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, as the partial government shutdown continues and President Donald Trump takes his case directly to the border itself.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated that there’s “no reason” any comprehensive immigration bill “should have a 30-foot wall in it.” Merkley said, “I think talking about a very broad, 2013-style bill is useful.
Several Democrats called President Donald Trump “The Grinch the Who Stole Christmas” during the government shutdown fight over wall funding.
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated that “trauma is being inflicted” on migrant children in shelters “as part of a political strategy, to hurt children deliberately as part of a political strategy.” Merkley said
Democrats are declaring anger, outrage, and emotional solidarity for the child who died after her migrant father brought her into the desert and across the U.S. border.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated President Trump is “almost operating as Saudi Arabia’s agent or publicist or advocate, rather than America’s advocate.” Merkley discussed Representative Tulsi Gabbard’s (D-HI) tweet accusing the president of “being
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), a potential 2020 presidential candidate, said this week that he will push for the Justice Department to “pursue felony charges” against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for lying to the Senate during his confirmation hearings.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) told protesters on Friday at the Capitol that Brett Kavanaugh has a “record of abusing women.”
Monday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said if Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein were fired or asked to resign it “could deeply compromise Congress getting the details” of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Merkley said, “There’s
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee and beyond accused Republicans this weekend of “bullying” Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of groping her in high school over 35 years ago.
The White House formally withdrew the nomination of federal prosecutor Ryan Bounds for a spot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Tuesday after Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Friday torpedoed his nomination despite broad establishment backing.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated that President Trump’s immigration plan is a “handcuffs for all” plan and “we did this before. It was called a Japanese internment camp.” Merkley said the president’s plan
Democrats are trying to resurrect a way to block President Trump’s judicial nominees with “blue slips” as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares for a hearing Wednesday on the nomination of Ryan Bounds to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) criticized President Trump’s infrastructure plan, and stated that the plan has the “diabolical” plank of “Selling off America’s infrastructure to Wall Street middlemen who gleefully plan to charge us tolls forevermore.”
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated reports that President Trump moved to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller are a reflection of the fact that “the president has been obstructing justice all throughout his first
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said over the weekend that President Donald Trump is afraid to make concessions on immigration and amnesty issues because he fears the populist “Breitbart wing” of the Republican Party.
Will Democrats and progressive activists apologize for their steadfast opposition to tax cuts now that the benefits to their so-called constituents have become so clear?
Don’t hold your breath.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated that he is “very concerned” about President Trump’s mental state. Merkley said, “I’m very concerned about his mental state. Because the decision-making role of the president, in terms of
During an interview aired on Monday’s edition of CNN’s “AC360,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) suggested holding Congressional hearings for President Trump’s accusers and argued that when people see those accusers, they’ll see “certainly, the president should be accountable too.” Merkley, who
Thursday on MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said now that Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has resigned over sexual misconduct accusations, President Donald Trump should also resign over his “track record, with more than 17 women, of horrific conduct.”
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated President Trump is “trapped in a childhood emotional state” and incredibly emotionally immature. Merkley said Trump’s statement that other presidents didn’t call the families of fallen soldiers is
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) argued President Trump should show strength to Russia instead of being Vladimir Putin’s lap dog. Merkley said that Trump is signaling that he is signing the
On Wednesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to discuss the Taylor Force Act, which, if passed, would cut financial aid from the United States to the Palestinian Authority (PA) unless the PA stops its “pay for slay” payments which reward terrorists.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Wolf,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated that Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court is a “court-packing scheme.” And that if Gorsuch was principled, “he would have turned down this nomination, on the basis that
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated that he’s concerned that “potentially, the Trump team, the Trump campaign team, coordinated with the Russians to alter the outcome of the election through the Russian hacking and through the
