Senator Jeff Merkley

Farmers across America are on track to spend an extra $2.4 billion on diesel alone this year, thanks to Trump’s unconstitutional war with Iran. Just plain wrong—one of the many reasons I’m working to rein in this illegal war.

And it begins... A major danger for our Republic: Trump will try to get Secretaries of State not to certify election results. We will fight like hell against his election rigging.

Anyone can observe our elections, but they need to follow the law—that includes the Department of Justice. Oregon will have fair, secure, and accurate elections in 2026, without interference from the Trump Administration.

Families across the country are being crushed by brutal utility bills. Instead of fighting for families, Trump and Republicans are gutting the programs that help folks afford utilities as Trump’s illegal war in Iran drives energy costs through the roof.

Israeli settlers are assaulting Palestinian olive farmers in the West Bank and the journalists documenting the harassment. Inaction by the IDF gives settlers permission to continue their threats and violence. We must protect farmers and the olive harvest.

Remembering Rhoam Summer and the light he brought into the world and holding the Summer family and his friends in my heart.

A beautiful remembrance of Megan Lambert, whose passion for education touched so many lives. Our hearts are with Silver Rail Elementary.

Trumpflation is soaring—and families in Oregon and across the country are feeling the strain everywhere from the gas pump to the grocery store. I’m focused on ending Trump’s illegal war with Iran and bringing costs down for American families.

All of our hearts are with Bend.

It’s a difficult time for Oregonian children, families, educators, and community members. Here are a few local and national resources on mental health and surviving gun violence. 🧵

Please continue to hold the students, teachers, families, and entire Silver Rail Elementary School community in your hearts as details continue to emerge about the victims. I am grateful to the first responders and emergency personnel responding to this horrific shooting.

My team and I are closely monitoring reports of an active shooter situation at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend. As details continue to come out, my heart is with the Bend community and all of the students and families affected. No one should have to fear violence at school.

I refuse to let the U.S. sleepwalk into a dangerous nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia. The law gives Congress the power to review and block a deal like this. @markey.senate.gov and I are making sure the Senate fulfills that responsibility before it’s too late.

When the cost of diesel goes up, the cost of just about everything else—from the food on your table to the clothes in your closet—all go up with it. Farmers, truckers, families like yours and mine—all getting squeezed. That’s Trumpflation.

🧵Donald Trump is a con man. From his time on the campaign trail to present day, he continues to tell the American people lie after lie. These are 11 of his most harmful, costly broken promises. www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...

Americans see right through the Grifter-in-Chief and know the truth: Trump will never put the American people ahead of his bottom line.

Russian diesel to U.S.? Bad idea. It's not enough to lower prices here, but the drop in sanctions enriches Russia, funding their war against Ukraine. And didn't Trump just sign the Graham Act that calls for much higher sanctions on Russia?

I’m fighting like hell to stop Trump from rigging the election and to protect our democratic republic.

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the rich legacy of Tribal communities that have been stewards of the land since time immemorial and reaffirm their sovereignty. We must keep working to address historic and present-day injustices faced by Indigenous communities.

The Secure Rural Schools program—created by Oregon's own @wyden.senate.gov—is a lifeline for rural communities, providing funding that keeps schools and libraries open, maintains roads, and keeps communities safe. We need to pass this extension.

ICE and Border Patrol agents are terrorizing our friends and neighbors. Trump’s lawless federal agents trampling due process is completely wrong. These are not Oregon—or American—values.l

“Our country faces massive challenges, but getting solutions through the U.S. Senate is too often like walking through tar,” Sens. @merkley.senate.gov (D-Oregon) and Steve Daines (R-Montana) write. “Senators on both sides of the aisle have had enough.” https://wapo.st/47aSxGn

Trying to get anything done in the Senate feels like wading through tar. Senator Steve Daines and I have a bipartisan proposal to get back to debating, negotiating, and actually passing bills.

This summer, I worked with colleagues across the aisle to send an ‘SOS’ call to Save Ocean Sensors—and we WON! These critical sensors are essential for managing our fisheries, forecasting weather, and understanding climate change, and we saved them!

Pure corruption.

Egypt's raids and arrests of journalists at Matsadaash are an attack on independent investigative journalism. This clear disregard for press freedom is completely unacceptable, and these journalists must be released immediately.

We need to pass my Children’s Safe Welcome Act and put an end to the Trump Administration’s cruelty.

I’m celebrating Manufacturing Day at Looptworks, learning about their revolutionary process for turning textile waste into new fiber! Making things in America—and here in Oregon—is crucial to building the middle class and our Made in Oregon economy.

We can’t sleepwalk into a U.S.-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal that would hand Saudi Arabia the tools to build a nuclear bomb. No way.

We need to hit the brakes on billionaire corporations spying on you every time you start your car. I introduced the Car Privacy Rights Act to protect consumers from the automakers collecting and selling your private data!

Trump’s arch is a monumental mistake, and I’ll fight like hell to block it.

REPUBLICANS blocked my bill to ban congressional stock trading. Unacceptable—you should feel confident that public officials are making decisions in the publicinterest, not to pad their stock portfolios.

Republicans BLOCKED my bill to stop Trump’s pocket recissions—illegal line item vetoes. Just shameful.

I’m on the Senate floor to force a vote to block Trump’s illegal line item veto of funding already authorized by Congress. He’s violating the Constitution—we need to stop it!

Completely morally bankrupt: the Trump Administration is forcing children—including a 3-year-old—to represent themselves in immigration court, in clear violation of law and precedent. Cruelty is the point. Trauma is the goal. I’m focused on stopping it.    www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...

Trump’s arch is a monumental waste of money. Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for this illegal vanity project.

HUGE: The Senate just passed my bipartisan bill with Senator John Curtis to give our communities the resources they need to face increasingly hotter and more dangerous wildfires while planning for hazardous smoke.

Lawmakers accepting “gratuities” for official actions is corruption, plain and simple. My Stop Corrupt Gratuities Act is a straightforward fix to strengthen federal anti-corruption laws. Let’s get this done!

Trump’s Republican allies in the Senate BLOCKED my bill with Senator Murkowski to stop the Kennedy Center—or any presidential national memorial—from being demolished without an act of Congress. Just shameful.

I’m headed to the Senate floor to force a vote on the bill I’m leading with Sen. Murkowski to stop demolition of any national memorial to honor a U.S. president (like the Kennedy Center or the Jefferson Memorial) without an act of Congress.   Every Senator should be a YES on this.