Tag: Jeff Merkley

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said that Senate Democrats could hold up President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees on the Senate floor in order to give them more time to complete their background checks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats may force floor fight over Trump nominees

Kyle Feldscher · January 9, 2017 1:14 pm

Senate Dems seeking dirt on Trump’s Treasury pick

Joseph Lawler · December 16, 2016 2:38 pm

Five Democratic senators plan to introduce a bill requiring President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence to release information on any conflicts of interest. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dems plan bill forcing Trump to divest

Kyle Feldscher · December 15, 2016 7:46 pm

Delivered petitions with more than one million signatures demanding Bannon be kept out. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Merkley, liberals push to keep Bannon from the White House

Nicole Duran · December 8, 2016 5:52 pm

Dem: GOP ‘terrified’ of repealing Obamacare

Kyle Feldscher · December 7, 2016 1:38 pm

"This bill is a pale imitation of the original bill. It overpromises and underdelivers," said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on the Senate floor Wednesday. (AP Photo)

Democrats pile on criticism of Cures bill

Robert King · November 30, 2016 6:09 pm

Merkley: Supreme Court vacant seat ‘is being stolen from the Obama administration’

Ryan Lovelace · November 11, 2016 3:29 pm

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking on the Senate floor against the Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch for more than 5 hours. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Payday critics cry foul on pro-industry comments to agency

Joseph Lawler · October 5, 2016 5:22 pm

Sen. Jeff Merkley urged Sanders supporters to unite with Hillary Clinton supporters to defeat Donald Trump.

Merkley: Sanders voters should back Clinton

Ariel Cohen · July 26, 2016 12:57 am

The House provision would allow a pharmacist to make a small amount of a drug in preparation for getting a prescription from a doctor, a practice called "office use" compounding. (Sean Meyers/CVS Health via AP Images)

Big Pharma duels with pharmacies in funding fight

Robert King · April 27, 2016 4:01 am

In almost all cases in which corporations have voted on disclosing political spending, investors have voted it down.

How Democrats are using SEC to beat campaign finance laws

Joseph Lawler · April 18, 2016 4:01 am

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Wednesday became the first U.S. senator to back Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Merkley becomes first senator to endorse Bernie Sanders

Kelly Cohen · April 13, 2016 11:24 am