Honorable Jeff Merkley
United States Senator, Oregon, Democrat
Senator Merkley was 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; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Budget; and Environment and Public Works. The following is from the November 30, 2016, Senate floor debate on the 21st Century Cures Act. I am delighted to join my colleague from Massachusetts [Senator Elizabeth Warren (D)] to express strong objections to the 21st Century Cures Act, a bill that is being considered in the House…
