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 a March 17, 2016, Senate floor statement on filling the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. Today I rise to address the responsibility of the Senate in its advice and consent role under the Constitution. Of course, the President’s duty is to nominate a justice when the…
