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Jeff Merkley vs. the Senate filibuster

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The Oregon senator’s new book harnesses 15 years of fighting to end the filibuster. BY DAVID DAYEN  JANUARY 30, 2024 (prospect.org) FRANCIS CHUNG/POLITICO VIA AP IMAGES Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol, May 3, 2023. https://trinitymedia.ai/player/trinity-player.php?pageURL=https%3A%2F%2Fprospect.org%2Fpolitics%2F2024-01-30-jeff-merkley-vs-senate%2F&GDPR=%24%24GDPR_MACRO%24%24&GDPR_CONSENT=%24%24GDPR_CONSENT_MACRO%24%24&unitId=2900001720&userId=f4795377-96a7-4254-9325-4998373490a9&isLegacyBrowser=false&isPartitioningSupport=1&version=20240131_b48f1b70a17b6aea9dd3cf4cb1c2d7ffdacca978&useBunnyCDN=0&themeId=140 In the fall of 2009, I scheduled a… Continue reading →

Book: “Filibustered!: How to Fix the Broken Senate and Save America”

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Filibustered!: How to Fix the Broken Senate and Save America Senator Jeff Merkley, Mike Zamore The U.S. Senator from Oregon who is leading the fight to restore the talking filibuster explains how changing just one rule could save our democracyIn a compelling and powerfully argued book, Senator Jeff Merkley and his… Continue reading →

Merkley should run, Biden should drop out and Feinstein should resign

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Merkley should run, Biden should drop out and Feinstein should resign

RootsAction Team (info@rootsaction.org) Wed, Aug 16 at 9:30 AM Sometimes people can use a bit of encouragement. For example, people on strike. Can you give strikers a boost by clicking here? Also people who should run for president. In Oregon, we’re encouraging Senator Jeff Merkley — who has spoken out on team Biden’s failures… Continue reading →

‘July Should Be a Wake-Up Call’: Senator Says Biden Must Stop Approving New Fossil Fuel Projects

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U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)—”wearing sticker reading “Fossil Fuels = Climate Emergency = Extinction”—speaks at a December 2, 2023 Fire Drill Fridays protest in Washington, D.C. calling on President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency.  (Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images) “We are in a climate emergency,” said Oregon Democrat Jeff… Continue reading →