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Rhiannon12866

(258,780 posts) Tue Oct 21, 2025, 11:31 PM Oct 2025

WATCH LIVE: Senate convenes as Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over budget - PBS NewsHour

October 21, 2025.

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WATCH LIVE: Senate convenes as Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over budget - PBS NewsHour (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 2025 OP

Sen. Jeff Merkley holding the floor at post time BumRushDaShow Oct 2025 #1

I posted this at 8:19pm, is he still going?? Rhiannon12866 Oct 2025 #2

Amy Klobuchar is speaking now... BumRushDaShow Oct 2025 #3

BumRushDaShow

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1. Sen. Jeff Merkley holding the floor at post time

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Oct 22, 2025, 05:29 AM

Oct 2025

Just heard on my local news radio mentioning this marathon soliloquy!

Merkley is streaming it as well.

Merkley Holds Senate Floor to Protest Trump’s Threats to Democracy

10/21/25

Streamed live 10 hours ago
Senator Merkley is holding the floor of the U.S. Senate to protest Trump’s attempts to push us into an authoritarian strongman state and outline the grave threat the Trump Administration poses to our democratic republic.

PART TWO OF THE LIVESTREAM:

10/22/25

Started streaming 2 hours ago
Senator Merkley is holding the floor of the U.S. Senate to protest Trump’s attempts to push us into an authoritarian strongman state and outline the grave threat the Trump Administration poses to our democratic republic.

Rhiannon12866

(258,780 posts)

2. I posted this at 8:19pm, is he still going??

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 22, 2025, 05:36 AM

Oct 2025

LIVE: Senator Merkley holds floor to 'protest Trump's threats to Democracy' - MSNBC
https://www.democraticunderground.com/132158925

BumRushDaShow

(172,222 posts)

3. Amy Klobuchar is speaking now...

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 22, 2025, 08:25 AM

Oct 2025

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