President Trump failed our nation in many ways. He failed to lead a national response to COVID-19. He failed to build a better health care system, promising but failing to end the gouging of Americans on drug prices while working to destroy insurance for 20 million Americans.
Trump failed us by promoting hate and racism, dividing rather than uniting Americans. Trump failed our country on the most basic test of human decency, by deliberately harming refugee children seeking a better life, ripping them out of their parents’ arms.
And he failed us by assaulting the checks and balances of our Constitution, the rule of law, and the integrity of our elections. Our foreign adversaries have not and could not level as damaging an attack on our nation’s institutions as Donald Trump has done from the Oval Office.
Trump’s failures have left us with many challenges. Together, as a nation, we must work with great urgency to change course and create a better future for working families. I look forward to working with President-elect Biden and his administration to put America back on track!

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5 Jun
BREAKING NEWS: I have just announced legislation to create a national database of police misconduct. This is the first of many steps I’m working on in the fight to end police brutality and systemic racism. I'd like to discuss those steps with you now: merkley.senate.gov/news/press-rel…
Like many, I’ve been inspired and moved by the hundreds of thousands of people across America speaking out and standing up for Black lives. There is no magic wand for righting historic wrongs, but there’s also no excuse for inaction.
It’s important that I acknowledge the immense privilege I have to not only have a voice, but to be in a position where I can work to change the laws. The weight of that is not lost on me, and I will work beside you—all of you—to make that change happen, and to make it happen now.
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15 Mar
This administration has failed to communicate with the American people, so let me be clear: This is going to get worse before it gets better. The actions we all take today, tomorrow, this week, will define the scope of the crisis we are up against. (1/)
washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03…
This is a very contagious disease that will likely infect a large number of Americans. But we can greatly slow the spread through social distancing, & in so doing, keep the number of sick from overwhelming our health care system and reducing deaths.
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Telework if you can. Avoid large & small crowds if possible. Get groceries at off-peak times to avoid crowds. Cancel all non-essential outings & gatherings until we see what happens next. Avoid communal surfaces that aren’t being disinfected (like handrails & playgrounds).
Read 6 tweets
3 Mar
VP Pence came to our caucus meeting today to discuss the latest on the #coronavirus response. I’ve been talking intensively with public health experts and people on the front lines in Oregon and nationally, and shared advice I've learned. Here's what I told him.
We need clear messages from the administration. Best way to limit the spread is for everyone to be hearing key messages starting w/ most important: 1. If you have symptoms, STAY HOME.
2. Most people can’t afford to stay home from work without pay. Our government should be doing everything it can to encourage employers to PAY workers who stay home ill. (And yes, we need national paid sick leave!)
Read 12 tweets
11 Feb
President Trump has spent the last three years telling the American people that he’s fighting for them. But his actions—like releasing a budget proposal that slashes $5.6 billion in education funding—speak louder than words. (1/5)
For starters, those cuts will eliminate 29 federal elementary and secondary education programs, including grants that nearly 18,000 rural school districts rely on. That’s unacceptable. (2/5)
The President’s budget would also rip $865 million away from low-income students pursuing two- and four-year college degrees. (3/5)
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24 Jan
“Nothing new!” claimed some of my colleagues, yet they voted repeatedly to block the witnesses and documents the House wants people to get. Can’t have it both ways.

Moreover, the House analysis of the information they do have raises key points we should all consider carefully:
That withholding aid to Ukraine while Ukraine is at war with Russia undermined the strategic position of our ally, and strengthened our adversary;
That even when many of Trump’s advisors raised their concerns about the damage to Ukrainian and U.S. security by withholding the aid, Trump refused to listen to them;
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6 Jan
I have a lot of thoughts on the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the Middle East, so there are a lot of tweets coming. Bear with me. (1/)
President Trump and Secretary Pompeo are either dangerously inept or colossally ignorant, and have done enormous damage to U.S. security.

In short order they have... (2/)
Turned massive demonstrations in Iran against the Iranian government into massive demonstrations against the U.S.; (3/)
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