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 as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009. He sits on the following committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Budget; Environment and Public Works; and Health Education, Labor, and Pensions. The following is from the March 28, 2012, Senate floor debate on S. 2204, the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act. This is a tough time for Americans. We all know families are sitting around at their kitchen tables struggling to figure…
