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Jeff Merkley ‘Filibuster’: Senate Floor Speech Exceeds 20 Hours
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) has been speaking on the Senate floor for nearly 20 hours, warning that “tyranny has arrived” in America as the government shutdown stretches into its fourth week.

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Democrat Jeff Merkley breaks state record with 22-hour Senate speech to protest Trump
Democratic senator holds Senate floor for 21 hours and counting to protest Trump
Merkley's Marathon Address Decried Trump's "Authoritarian Grip"—But Executive Overreach Didn't Start With Him
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D–Ore.) took to the Senate floor on Tuesday around 6:30 p.m. to "ring the alarm" on what he described as President Donald Trump's "tightening authoritarian grip on the country."

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Merkley wraps up marathon Senate floor speech after more than 22 hours
Watch live: Merkley gives lengthy speech on Senate floor amid shutdown stalemate
Sen. Jeff Merkley delivers 4th longest Senate floor speech in modern history to protest Trump
“I’ve come to the Senate floor tonight to ring the alarm bells. We’re in the most perilous moment, the biggest threat to our republic since the Civil War. President Trump is shredding our Constitutio...

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Merkley holds Senate floor for record-breaking 22-hour marathon
A Democratic senator is delivering a marathon floor speech to protest Trump

Watch Live: Sen. Jeff Merkley Held Senate Floor Overnight To Discuss, "Do We Have Kings?

Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking for more than 15 hours, as of Wednesday morning, warning abut the "grave threat" posed by Donald Trump to American democracy. "I’ve come to the Senate floor tonight to ring the alarm bells.

Live updates: Merkley holds Senate floor overnight; lawmakers eye shutdown vote as GOP weighs options

The Senate on Wednesday is slated to vote on the House-passed funding bill to reopen the federal government for the 12th time. But first, Sen. Jeff Merkley will need to wrap up, as he has been holding the floor since 6:21 p.

Merkley rails against Trump politics in filibuster speech during government shutdown

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is using a lengthy filibuster speech to criticize President Donald Trump as Senate Democrats utilize the procedural tool to block passage of a GOP-backed measure to open the government.
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