Jeff Merkley

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• Without Bipartisan Support, Bernanke Should Withdraw

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Helicopter Ben Bernanke passed his reconfirmation vote in the Senate Banking Committee this week. But he passed by 16 to 7. Most of the Republicans voted against Bernanke, as did one Democrat, Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon. The reconfirmation now goes to the floor of the Senate, where it’s going to be held up for a ...
  4 days ago

• December 19, 2009

  
  Rising in Phoenix — Authority: 127
  “This is what I meant a year ago when I said the next year will determine whether Barack Obama will be an Uncle Tom groveling before the demands of the corporations… It doesn’t have a drug-reimportation provision, it doesn’t have a public option, it doesn’t have a Medicare buy-in, and in the House they lost ...
  4 days ago

• Senator of the Day

  
  Gerry Canavan — Authority: 146
  Oregon’s Jeff Merkley . Merkley: There’s no question that the Senate has become dysfunctional, and it’s not good for democracy. I think there are a lot of reasons for that. First, not a lot of folks know each other. We’re here three days a week and then back in our districts. Sometimes you need personal ...
  5 days ago

• Merkley: Senate is “Dysfunctional”

  
  Matthew Yglesias — Authority: 792
  Back 12 months ago when most liberals were full of hope, I was full of fear. Fear that the insane procedural rules of the United States Senate would stymie progress. And I think I’ve been vindicated. I didn’t really expect to see anything done about this, but it’s been frustrating to me that almost nobody in ...
  5 days ago

• A Leftwing Rebellion Worth Joining

  
  Matthew Yglesias — Authority: 792
  Lest you think that I never think a leftwing rebellion agains the Obama administration is a good idea, let me hail Senator Jeff Merkley for voting against Ben Bernanke’s reconfirmation as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Given that Bernanke’s strategy is to accept years of high unemployment in order to ...
  5 days ago

• Senate panel OKs Bernanke nomination

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 461
  A Senate panel on Thursday endorsed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke for a second four-year term, setting up a final vote in the full Senate, which is expected to confirm his renomination in the coming weeks. The Senate Banking Committee voted 16-7 to send Mr. Bernankes nomination to the full Senate. Six ...
  6 days ago

• Bernanke Is Backed for Second Term at Fed

  
  DealBook — Authority: 772
  The Senate Banking Committee voted Thursday to approve the nomination of Benjamin S. Bernanke for a second four-year term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, providing what President Obama has said would be critical continuity as the nation works through its gravest economic challenges in decades.
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• December 17, 2009

  
  Rising in Phoenix — Authority: 127
  Glen Greenwald – White House as helpless victim on health care (Don’t blame Obama!) Real health-care reform is supposed to eliminate discrimination based on preexisting conditions. But the legislation allows insurance companies to charge older Americans up to three times as much as younger Americans, ...
  6 days ago

• Jeff Merkley to Vote Against Bernanke Confirmation

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 712
  Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Sources tell FDL News that Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, will vote against Ben Bernanke’s nomination for a second term as Chair of the Federal Reserve. Merkley said last week that he was “wrestling” with the decision on Bernanke, arguing that he ...
  1 week ago

• Oregon Green Jobs Bill to Inspire National Policy?

  
  It's Getting Hot In Here — Authority: 652
  Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley has a great idea to make the jobs bill green  In the wake of news this month that US unemployment has hit 10.2 percent, the Senate leadership appears to be looking very hard at throwing together a comprehensive “jobs bill,” with the intent of passing a jobs-creation policy early in ...
  3 weeks ago

• Holidays Are Always A Good Time To Curl Up With A Good Book-- Here Are Some Suggestions From Some Members Of Congress

  
  DownWithTyranny! — Authority: 615
  I hope you get a chance to visit the DWT book store and music shop from time to time. In it youll find the books weve been reading and enjoying enough to recommend, from Idiot America , Bloggers On The Bus , Blinded By The Right and Dateline Havana to Family of Secrets , The Progressive Revolution and ...
  3 weeks ago

• Burris in Iraq, still an embarrassment

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 580
  Sen. Roland Burris (D-Blagojevich) traveled to Iraq, where he refused to answer questions about the admonishment he received from the Senate Ethics Committee. Chicago Breaking News has more: When a reporter told Burris some were questioning the expense of his Iraq trip, Burris said they were entitled to their ...
  4 weeks ago

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