Merkley: Small Businesses Are Job Creators

Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) explains why the $12 billion tax relief package within the Senate’s small businesses bill is important for the country. (00:16)

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America Must End Its Addiction To Overseas Oil Says Lawmaker

Senator Jeff Merkely (D-OR) says America needs to end its addiction to foreign oil. (0:14)
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Americans Are Writing Personal Checks To Foreign Leaders Says Senator

Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) says that when America spends $1 billion a day on imported foreign oil it can be compared to the notion that every American citizen is writing a personal check of $3 every day and sending it to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez or Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (0:23)
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Energy Dependence Creating Pollution Says Democrat

Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) says that side effects like the amount of toxins in our air and water, and the alteration of acidity in our oceans are a result from America's dependence on foreign energy and oil. (0:24)
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Murkowski Resolution Will Only Benefit Big Oil, Says Senate Democrat

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) called for the Senate to later today reject Sen. Lisa Murkowski's (R-Alaska) Environmental Protection Agency disapproval resolution, saying that the resolution only will benefit the oil companies. (0:16)
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Upcoming Jobs Package Will Be First Of Many, Says Senator Merkley

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) says that the provisions included in the first stage of Congressional jobs legislation has bipartisan support and adds that there will be many more packages similar to it in the future. (0:34)
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Sen. Merkley: Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity "Simply Wrong"

At a HELP committee hearing Thursday, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) emphasized the need for equal opportunity among all, including those of other sexual orientation and gender identity. (0:30)
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