Sen. Merkley: Restore the Senate Code to Protect Americans' Fundamental Rights
January 27, 2022
January 27, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following floor statement on Jan. 26, 2022:
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Mr. President, I compliment my colleagues from Maine and Georgia for engaging in perhaps the most substantive exchange I have ever witnessed in 13 years here in the Senate.
Earlier this evening, one of my colleagues from across the aisle said: Why are we going down this road? And there have been similar questions: Why is this so important? Why is . . .
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Mr. President, I compliment my colleagues from Maine and Georgia for engaging in perhaps the most substantive exchange I have ever witnessed in 13 years here in the Senate.
Earlier this evening, one of my colleagues from across the aisle said: Why are we going down this road? And there have been similar questions: Why is this so important? Why is . . .