U.S. Congress - Senator Jeff Merkley, Oregon (D) 
Senator Jeff Merkley
Democrat • Oregon • 1st Term • Sworn In 2009
- 29 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 37 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 15 of 100)
- 236 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 10 of 100) 2 Made Into Law (Ranks 15 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Al Franken
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Sen. Jim DeMint
- Votes with party 92%
- Abstains: 0%
Person's Views
- Today: 43
- Past Seven Days: 241
- All-Time: 24,097
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
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S.2909Introduced May 08, 2012 15 Views
A bill to require closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans, and for other purposes.
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S.Res.417Introduced Mar 29, 2012 40 Views
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week.
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S.2216 - Rural Energy Savings Program ActIntroduced Mar 21, 2012 14 Views
A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities...
Most Recent Co-Sponsored Bills
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S.3085Introduced May 10, 2012 50 Views
A bill to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal H...
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S.2343 - Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of2012Introduced May 16, 2012 322 Views
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, and for other purposes.
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S.2293 - National Parent Helpline ActIntroduced Apr 18, 2012 38 Views
A bill to establish a national, toll-free telephone parent helpline to provide information and assistance to parents and caregivers of childre...
Recent Voting History
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On the Nomination (Confirmation Paul J. Watford, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit)May 21, 2012
Aye
(with party)
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On the Nomination (Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)May 17, 2012 Aye
(with party)
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On the Nomination (Jeremy C. Stein, of MA, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)Abstain (against party)May 17, 2012
Recent News Coverage
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05/20/12
The Senate filibuster is broken
Jeff Merkley and Tom Udall warned that filibuster abuse was out of control and bound to get worse. Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid ignored them. A week and a half ago, Reid admitted that he should have listened. Republicans have escalated use of the ...
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Roanoke Times
05/20/12
Gay activists to Obama: What's next?
...just let the issue drop,’ but when you have an issue of fundamental unfairness, you should keep raising it,” said Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). Obama wasn’t eager to turn his support of gay marriage into an election-year issue — and sure enough, h
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The Politico
05/19/12
Filibuster comes under increased scrutiny in Senate
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., also is pushing for filibuster reform. Merkley said that obstruction from the minority "has repeatedly brought the Senate to a standstill and hampered all branches of government from functioning." "Senators have ...
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Evansville Courier-Press
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The Senate filibuster is broken
Jeff Merkley and Tom Udall warned that filibuster abuse was out of control and bound to get worse. Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid ignored them. A week and a half ago, Reid admitted that he should have listened. Republicans have escalated use of the ...
Gay activists to Obama: What's next?
...just let the issue drop,’ but when you have an issue of fundamental unfairness, you should keep raising it,” said Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). Obama wasn’t eager to turn his support of gay marriage into an election-year issue — and sure enough, h
Filibuster comes under increased scrutiny in Senate
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., also is pushing for filibuster reform. Merkley said that obstruction from the minority "has repeatedly brought the Senate to a standstill and hampered all branches of government from functioning." "Senators have ...
Recent Blog Coverage
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04/17/12
Senator Jeff Merkley's not up for re-election this November, but he's ...
Senator Jeff Merkley “Campaigning already”. As sure as elections are about money as much as they are about issues, Oregon's progressive democratic Senator Jeff Merkley is off and running for re-election, shaking hands ...
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04/16/12
Road closure foes take to the street - Baker City Herald | Baker ...
As was the case last week when Oregon's other U.S. senator, Jeff Merkley, visited Baker City, most of the inquiries for Wyden — and some frustrated periods of venting — were about the recently announced Travel ...
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http://www.bakercityherald.com/
04/16/12
Oregon's Jeff Merkley raises money early to fight Senate opponents ...
Oregon's Jeff Merkley raises money early to fight Senate opponents in 2014. POSTED 04.17.2012 ON The Oregonian. Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley has started raising money for the 2014 election. Merkley's early start reflects both the change in ...
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The Oregonian
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Senator Jeff Merkley's not up for re-election this November, but he's ...
Senator Jeff Merkley “Campaigning already”. As sure as elections are about money as much as they are about issues, Oregon's progressive democratic Senator Jeff Merkley is off and running for re-election, shaking hands ...
Road closure foes take to the street - Baker City Herald | Baker ...
As was the case last week when Oregon's other U.S. senator, Jeff Merkley, visited Baker City, most of the inquiries for Wyden — and some frustrated periods of venting — were about the recently announced Travel ...
Oregon's Jeff Merkley raises money early to fight Senate opponents ...
Oregon's Jeff Merkley raises money early to fight Senate opponents in 2014. POSTED 04.17.2012 ON The Oregonian. Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley has started raising money for the 2014 election. Merkley's early start reflects both the change in ...
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