jeffmerkley.com - 1/16/2009
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Following the vote on the $700 billion bailout package for Wall Street, Jeff Merkley issued the following statement: "I commend Ron Wyden for standing up for taxpayers and doing what is necessary to restore accountability on Wall Street. The easy thing to do would have been to vote yes on this ...
openleft.com - 1/16/2009
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openleft.com —
The Senate today voted to give Wall Street
another $350 billion today. The vote tells us a
lot about the new Senate ( you can see the full tally here - and remember, on this vote, a "yes" vote was a vote against releasing the $350 billion bailout ...
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Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Jeff Merkley - and What the ...
blueoregon.com - 1/11/2009
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blueoregon.com —
I interviewed Oregon's new junior Senator, Jeff Merkley,
by phone from his new office in Washington, DC.
I had 15 minutes, not nearly enough for all the questions I wanted to ask, but we covered some good ground. I've chatted with Jeff a couple of ...
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Interview with Sen Merkley: Taxes, Iraq & more
dailykos.com - 1/17/2009
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dailykos.com —
September 24, 2008: In this economy, who's really
on your side? Gordon Smith and Washington - a
decade of no accountability Tax breaks for billionaires, shipping our jobs overseas. And now, a trillion dollar blank check for Wall Street. For ...
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Merkley was opposed to blank check bailout before he ...
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Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Jeff Merkley - and What the Bailout Says About the New Senate
Open Left - Front Page —
... Same thing for Jeff Merkley - he issued a very strong statement against the bailout as a candidate for Senate (again, not because he didn't trust Bush, but because he said he was conceptually against giving away money to Wall Street), and then voted for the bailout today. Again, this suggests Merkley - who ...
A Wag of the Finger to Jeff Merkley
BlueOregon —
... to release the remaining $350 million of TARP funds without any new strings attached. In doing so, Merkley parted company with Ron Wyden, even though during his election campaign candidate Merkley spoke strongly in favor of Wyden's original vote opposing the Wall St. bailout. ...
David Sirota: What Today's Bailout Vote Says About the New Senate
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Same thing for Jeff Merkley - he issued a very strong statement against the bailout as a candidate for Senate (again, not because he didn't trust Bush, but because he said he was conceptually against giving away money to Wall Street), and then voted for the bailout today. Again, this suggests Merkley - who ...
Merkley was opposed to blank check bailout before he voted for it
Daily Kos —
... billionaires, shipping our jobs overseas. And now, a trillion dollar blank check for Wall Street. For us, there's Jeff Merkley. Took on the payday lenders, cut golden parachutes. And Merkley says no bailouts until CEO bonuses are cut. And middle class taxpayers are protected. Finally, a senator on your side. Jeff Merkley: I'm Jeff Merkley and I approve this message. And it wasn't just in his ads. On his campaign site, we see this: I have dedicated much of my life to advocating for consumers and I ...
Profiles in Courage: Obama's Freshman Democratic Senators
Weekly Standard Blog —
... At the time of the first vote, Merkley commended fellow Democratic Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden for voting against the bill. Wyden, who is facing reelection in 2010, voted against releasing the second half of the bailout, too. Of the eight Democrats who Obama lost on the vote, five are up for reelection in 2010, and ...
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