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Sen. Jeff Merkley holding the floor at post time
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.
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