Jeff Merkley (@JeffMerkley) / X

Jeff Merkley

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Jeff Merkley

@JeffMerkley

Husband. Dad. Garage tinkerer. Thorn in the side of the privileged and powerful. U.S. Senator from Oregon. Official campaign account. Fighting for YOU. He/Him.

Joined December 2010

Jeff Merkley
@JeffMerkley
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Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire today. Meanwhile, families are struggling to make ends meet as prices on gas and groceries soar. It doesn't have to be this way. I'm fighting for a vision where families thrive, and billionaires pay their fair share.
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Jeff Merkley
@JeffMerkley
Jun 10
Inflation is so high that it’s erasing wage growth. Prices are rising on everything, from gas to groceries and more. Families are pressed to the wall. And Trump says he “loves” inflation?!?
Acyn
@Acyn
Jun 10
Reporter: Are you concerned, Mr. President, about the latest inflation number which came out this morning? Trump: No, I love it. I love the inflation.
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Jeff Merkley
@JeffMerkley
Jun 10
Private equity is invading our neighborhoods, buying up whole blocks and pouring fuel on the affordable housing crisis. I wrote the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act to kick the hedge funds OUT of our housing market, and I’m fighting to get it passed.
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Jeff Merkley
@JeffMerkley
Jun 9
I’ve been fighting for years to ban Members of Congress and their families from buying and trading stocks. It stinks of corruption—if we want to restore public trust, banning Congressional trading is a great place to start.
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Jeff Merkley
@JeffMerkley
Jun 9
Trump’s unconstitutional war with Iran is costing us dearly, with American servicemembers killed and injured and families in Oregon and across the country facing soaring costs here at home. I’m focused on reining in his illegal war.
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Jeff Merkley
@JeffMerkley
Jun 7
Families are being stretched thin by soaring costs. The cost of just about everything—gas, groceries, health care—is skyrocketing. I’m focused on bringing down costs and delivering for Oregon.
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Jeff Merkley
@JeffMerkley
Jun 5
Replying to @JeffMerkley
But here’s the bottom line: this bill is more of the same “families lose, billionaires win” vision from Republicans. I’m fighting for a vision of the future where families thrive and billionaires pay their fair share.
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Jeff Merkley
@JeffMerkley
Jun 5
Replying to @JeffMerkley
We did strip funding for Trump’s billion dollar ballroom boondoggle from the bill. And pressure from Congress and from folks like you raising their voices forced the Trump Administration to pull back the nearly $1.8 billion “Cash for Cronies” slush fund.
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Jeff Merkley
@JeffMerkley
Jun 5
Replying to @JeffMerkley
Democrats introduced amendment after amendment to redirect funds to help families across the country as the cost of health care, housing, and child care skyrocket. Republicans rejected them all.
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Jeff Merkley
@JeffMerkley
Jun 5
It’s insanity to send ICE and Border Patrol another $70 billion—as they sit on $100 billion of unspent funds—and do nothing for American families. That’s why I led the fight through the night against the terrible Republican funding bill.
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Jeff Merkley
@JeffMerkley
Jun 4
Trump just appointed an Acting Director of National Intelligence whose main qualification is going after Trump’s political enemies. Authoritarian and downright sinister. I’m a hell no on Bill Pulte.
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Jeff Merkley
@JeffMerkley
Jun 4
I'm fighting to protect and defend access to vote by mail. It's a safe, secure system that has worked for decades in red and blue states alike. Every eligible voter deserves to have their voice heard!
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Jeff Merkley
@JeffMerkley
Jun 3
Happy Pride! We celebrate our LGBTQ+ friends and neighbors and honor the activists leading the charge for equal rights for all. As Trump and MAGA Republican attacks continue, I will always stand up for our LGBTQ+ friends and neighbors.
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