Honorable Jeff Merkley
United States Senator, Oregon, Democrat
Senator Merkley was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2008. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009 and was Speaker of the Oregon House from 2007 to 2009. He sits on the following committees: Appropriations; Environment and Public Works; Budget; and Foreign Relations. The following is from a February, 14, 2019, Senate floor statement on the New Green Deal. How do we make our communities, our States, our Nation, and our planet better for our children? How do we make it better for our children’s children and their children? Isn’t that the task we…
