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  3. Sen. Jeff Merkley

Sen. Jeff Merkley

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Map PinEugene, OR

Preserve Department of Education for educational equity, innovation

The Department of Education plays a vital role in promoting access to quality education and ensuring equal opportunities for all students across the nation. Terminating this department would undermine our commitment to fostering an educated populace, which is crucial for maintaining our competitive

Verified VoterEagle Point, OR

Musk Crime Spree

I am writing to urge you to stop Elon Musk from stealing our personal information. It appears Musk has hacked into millions of Americans’ personal information and now has access to their taxes, Social Security, student debt and financial aid filings. Musk's so-called Department of Government Effici

Verified VoterPortland, OR

Consumer protections

I'm deeply concerned about consumer protection rights with yet another agency under attack. I'm asking my representatives in Congress to be loud about all of the ways that musk is causing harm. Please take every action you can as leaders for the Democratic Party, beyond your elected roles. Thank yo

Verified VoterAshland, OR

President Trump’s dangerous and irresponsible actions, including allowing Elon Musk access to the Treasury and other sensitive systems, have created a constitutional crisis. You have taken oaths to defend the United States Constitution, and you must do it NOW. 1. Remove Elon Musk and his helpers fro

Verified VoterSalem, OR

No RFK JR, Stop DOGE

I oppose the selection of RFK Jr to the HHS. Please do what you can to remind other senators that this man is a danger to our society. His views are dangerous. Children will die because of his warped beliefs and lack of education. I also need you to speak up against Musk's DOGE office and the swee

Verified VoterAshland, OR

congress I’m contacting you to vocally oppose Trump's call for the US to take over the Gaza Strip and force millions of Palestinians from their homeland. This would be a gross infringement of the rights of the Palestinian people, a threat to ongoing ceasefire and hostage release negotiations, and a

Verified VoterEugene, OR

Among all of the radical damaging steps of the Trump administration the shut down of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is especially egregious. One can only wonder if this is a move designed to make it even easier for the billionaire class to further exploit the public. I implore you to do ev

Map PinPortland, OR

Fight to save checks and balances from WH power grab

Recently Trump and Vance have been saying that the courts should not be able to stop them from doing what they want. This is a terrifying proposal and I hope you, as our Congresspeople, will oppose it with all your might. If we lose our system of checks and balances we run the risk of losing so

Map PinPortland, OR

No on Kennedy

I’m a constituent from Portland. I’m urging you to oppose the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has no scientific background and has promoted dangerous lies about vaccine and drug safety. He exploited vulnerabilities in Samoa after a tragedy to p

Map PinReedsport, OR

An attack on the Courts and the important work of Judges providing checks and balances on the system is integral to the American Experiment and Our Constitution. Make no mistake, without Judicial oversight to ensure that the Rule of Law is followed, the current Administration will destroy the Consti

Map PinLincoln City, OR

Support Civil Service integrity by passing S. 134

The Civil Service system is a cornerstone of our federal government, ensuring that federal employees are hired and promoted based on merit rather than political patronage. Maintaining a professional and nonpartisan civil service is crucial for efficient and effective governance. I urge you to suppor

Map PinAlbany, OR

Shut down the government

I am writing to you as a deeply concerned constituent to urge you to take a strong and united stand against the illegal and dangerous actions that threaten the integrity of our federal government and the safety of millions of Americans. The recent developments involving Elon Musk, President Trump, a

Map PinPortland, OR

Stop Elon Musk and preserve our Democracy

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer to block most Trump administration officials, including DOGE, from accessing the Treasury Department's payment system is a necessary step to protect the privacy and financial security of Americans. Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Effic

Map PinSpringfield, OR

Elon Musk is not an elected official. His involvement in high security information is illegal. STOP

Map PinEugene, OR

Forcefully block illegal dismantling

What are you doing, outside the floor, to interrupt Musk/Trump’s illegal dismantling of our institutions and resources?!? AG Dan Rayfield is filing/joining necessary suits and seeking court action. This is not enough. They are ignoring and lying to courts. This is not a surprise - it cannot be ov

Map PinPortland, OR

Focus on Saving Government Agencies & Funding

I am a mother, wife, daughter, architect and small business owner here in Oregon. I am astonished and afraid of what is happening in our government now, perhaps having read too much Margaret Atwood. I wrote to ask you and fellow Democrats to PLEASE keep your eye on the ball of major shifts to dest

Map PinSeaside, OR

Get Musk out of our government.

Get Musk out of our government. He is responsible for the biggest data breach in history.

Verified VoterWarrenton, OR

Deny the Republican Bill Allowing Permitless Carry Nationwide This would allow almost anyone to carry a gun in public without a background check or any training. We already have enough issues with gun ownership. We do not need weapons in the hands of naive, poorly trained, felons or those found t

Map PinPhilomath, OR

Confirming RFK means killing Americans. He is unfit for the job. Due to the fact that that there has been a stop in research funding for cancer already we personally know people who have died and that just happened in just weeks of the Trump administration taking over because they canceled their tri

Map PinSheridan, OR

Oppose the Trump-MAGA Tax Plan

The Republican tax plan being pushed by the Trump-MAGA wing of the party would disproportionately burden single parents and low to moderate income families. It is projected to saddle single parents with an extra $200 billion in taxes over the next decade. At a time when many are struggling to make e

Map PinPortland, OR

Restore funding to UNRWA

Pleasw support US restoring funding to UNRWA, the Palestinian relief organization that is keeping millions of people alive and with healthcare right now in Gaza and across the Middle East. The cease-fire couldn’t have happened in Gaza without UNRWA as part of the agreement was bringing in more aid

Map PinPortland, OR

writing as someone who worries profoundly about gun violence to implore you to save the FBI from the Trump/Musk purge. The FBI's top priorities are stopping national security threats, but the Bureau continues to play a key role in combating violent crime in large municipalities and local communitie

Map PinPortland, OR

What the hell. Do something. Impeach Donald Trump.

Map PinReedsport, OR

USAID Deserves our Respect and Protection. I am devastated that this illegal effort to undermine the great work that American does around the world has harmed so many people in such a short time. I encourage you to fight fiercely for the defense of USAID and everything it represents.

Map PinLake Oswego, OR

STOP THE TAKEOVER OF THE KENNEDY CENTER!

(I’m sorry if you are the wrong people to target with this concern, so please feel free to send this to a more appropriate recipient.) Trump taking charge of THE KENNEDY CENTER??? Sure there are bigger immediate concerns…but this is ridiculous. An overreach. He is trying to impose HIS tastes on a

Map PinPortland, OR

Stop Elon Musk

The lawsuit filed by 19 state attorneys general aims to prevent unauthorized access to millions of Americans' sensitive personal and financial data by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Elon Musk's leadership. Musk, a private citizen with no elected office, does not have the legal

Map PinBeaverton, OR

congress I am asking you to oppose efforts by the NIH to cut funding for scientific research. Scientific research is essential to the health and welfare of the American people. It is what allows us to understand diseases and discover cures and treatments for them. The National Institutes of Health

Map PinEugene, OR

BFS: Musk greatest ever insider threat

Elon Musk is a criminal and I want Congress to do something about it. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service threat intelligence team yesterday identified Musk and DOGE members as “the single greatest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced” (Wired today). He is violating p

Verified VoterEagle Point, OR

Reject RFK confirmation

I urge you to vote NO on confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services. I can’t believe he made it through committee! What are we even doing, here? In his confirmation hearings, Kennedy railed against Medicaid without fully understanding what the program was or who it s

Verified VoterPortland, OR

Please Advocate for USAID

Merkley Please use your voice on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to advocate for USAID’s programming to be allowed to continue during the Administration’s “review” process. I am terribly worried about the abrupt cutoff of funds for so many critically important projects around the world. And

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