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Booker Grabs Spotlight in Marathon Senate Speech Slamming Trump
01 Apr 2025 19:42 GMT
… led to new strategies from senators looking to build momentum, … This all-night filibuster by Senator Booker that I’m helping … on their senators to emulate Booker.
The Senate has witnessed various … on gun control in 2016, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) against then …
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US Senator 20 hours into speech protesting Trump agenda
01 Apr 2025 19:38 GMT
… Booker invoked the late Sen. John McCain, reflecting on … at various points from Senate Democratic colleagues, allowing him …
Booker then yielded to Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester for … speeches mounted by senators, including: Jeff Merkley against Neil Gorsuch …
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'Drink very little water': How senators speak for hours without stopping
01 Apr 2025 21:14 GMT
… one of the longest Senate floor speeches in American … , along with Democratic Sens. Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Chris Murphy … in 2013. Sen. Strom Thurmond, the late senator whose 24 hours … television cameras trained on the Senate floor. He also confirmed …
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Democratic Senators criticize Republicans' budget strategy regarding tax cuts and fiscal responsibility
01 Apr 2025 17:17 GMT
… | Official U.S. Senate headshotChairman Lindsey Graham | Official … U.S. Senate headshot
Democratic Leader Chuck … Jeff Merkley, has sent a letter to Republican Leader John Thune criticizing Senate … be free,” stated the Senators. The letter accused …
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Bipartisan pair of senators warn Trump over Houthi strikes
01 Apr 2025 16:05 GMT
A bipartisan pair of senators is warning the White House … operations.
The letter from Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rand Paul … that included a journalist.
The senators’ letter made no mention of … military action against Iran,” the senators wrote.
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Oregon senators Wyden, Merkley join federal legislation to combat urban heat islands
01 Apr 2025 15:18 GMT
… senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are backing a bill sponsored by Arizona Sen …
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What we know about Cory Booker's marathon speech on Senate floor
01 Apr 2025 15:07 GMT
… X page.
The New Jersey senator also issued a stark warning … preserve the Affordable Care Act.
“Senator McCain, I know you wouldn … tradition of marathon Senate addresses in recent years, including Sen. Jeff Merkley’s 2017 …
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Senate GOP to move ahead on plan to unlock Trump tax cuts, border agenda this week
01 Apr 2025 13:01 GMT
… a-rama, which allows senators to introduce an unlimited … with other members of Senate Republican leadership following weekly … current policy baseline, which Senate Republicans have pursued. As … Budget committees, Sen. Ron Wyden and Sen. Jeff Merkley wrote in the …
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US Senate Republicans to seek referee's opinion on Trump tax plan
01 Apr 2025 11:04 GMT
… WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans will ask their chamber … staunch backing from Trump, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, … in charge," Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon said in a … and forge ahead anyhow.
Senate Republicans will have to …
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Senator Cory Booker Delivers Marathon Speech Against Trump Administration Policies
01 Apr 2025 06:50 GMT
… Jersey Senator Cory Booker took to the Senate floor … prominent member of the Senate Democratic leadership, Booker…
Notable Marathon Speeches in Senate History, Including Strom Thurmond… senators have given long speeches in the chamber. Jeff Merkley spoke …