Following For the People Act Vote, Sen. Merkley Hails Democrats' Unified Vote to Defend Americans' Freedom to Vote, Stop Billionaires From Buying Elections and Pledges Floor Fight Will Continue
June 23, 2021
June 23, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on June 22, 2021:
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Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--the lead sponsor of the For the People Act--issued the following statement today after every Republican voted to block debate on the bill in an initial procedural vote:
"The ballot box is the pulsing heart of any healthy democracy, and we must stand united in rejecting the cancer of partisan attacks on Amer . . .
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Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--the lead sponsor of the For the People Act--issued the following statement today after every Republican voted to block debate on the bill in an initial procedural vote:
"The ballot box is the pulsing heart of any healthy democracy, and we must stand united in rejecting the cancer of partisan attacks on Amer . . .