My way of viewing the talking filibuster was as a way of doing unanimous consent with your feet. You object by going down and talking. — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
Imagine if Congress always put the interests of polluters ahead of the health of our families. Our rivers and lakes would be choked with sewage. Acid rain would pour down from smog-filled skies. Hundreds of thousands more of our neighbors,… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
I am pretty good at arithmetic, and I know that the fight in front of us is a very, very steep fight. But we… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
Real choice is clear information and the right to walk away from a bad deal without leaving your wallet behind. — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
I won't stop fighting to make life better for working Americans and give those who are just trying to find a decent job the… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
When you use the word 'filibuster,' most of us in America - and I count myself among them - envision it as the ability… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
We can have the best health insurance options in the world, and people still won't get needed care if we don't increase our supply… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
The economy, virtually all the new income has gone to the top 10 percent, and we need to find those areas where we can… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
That's a question best put to Bernie Sanders himself, but I think that he will probably put forward ideas that are related to the… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
What matters most to me is doing what I was elected to do: help make life better for Oregonians and making America work for… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
We can no longer continue with a status quo energy policy. We must create sustainable clean energy jobs and leave the planet to our… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
Americans have powerfully sensed that we're off track. There is a structural challenge in our economy that needs to be addressed. — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
I grew up in Southern Oregon. My father was a sawmill worker and a logger, and his job put food on the table. — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
