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bigtree

(86,004 posts) Sat Oct 6, 2018, 07:51 AM Oct 2018

It's 5.45am. Sen. Merkley's been reading testimonies of sexual assault survivors for almost 2 hours

Gabriel Pogrund @Gabriel_Pogrund 48m48 minutes ago
2 hours 8 minutes in, he yields the floor to Kirsten Gillibrand

Gabriel Pogrund @Gabriel_Pogrund
Here in the Senate. It’s 5.45am. Sen. Jeff Merkley has been reading the testimonies of sexual assault survivors for almost two hours now. He is addressing an empty chamber.

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It's 5.45am. Sen. Merkley's been reading testimonies of sexual assault survivors for almost 2 hours (Original Post) bigtree Oct 2018 OP

He's been fighting so hard for this Bettie Oct 2018 #1

Oregon has two gems in the Senate in him and Wyden. Need more of them. Funtatlaguy Oct 2018 #2

Yes. We're very lucky. nt Tavarious Jackson Oct 2018 #3

We sure are. We have great reps as well except for Walden. Amaryllis Oct 2018 #12

I'm in Portland but I use zillow for an address when I call his office. Tavarious Jackson Oct 2018 #13

Excellent malaise Oct 2018 #4

Some Repub is singing his praises right now. ginnyinWI Oct 2018 #5

KNR Lucinda Oct 2018 #6

Thank you shenmue Oct 2018 #7

I suspect more than a few Republicans find it titillating . DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2018 #8

The chamber is empty, but it's still being recorded. Reader Rabbit Oct 2018 #9

He has yielded to Gillibrand who is doing the same oberliner Oct 2018 #10

Thank you, Senator. spooky3 Oct 2018 #11

Are GOP voters as proud of their senators as I am of mine? renate Oct 2018 #14

Bettie

(16,117 posts)

1. He's been fighting so hard for this

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 07:53 AM

Oct 2018

happy to see that there are those who believe women...all but one on our side and one of theirs.

Funtatlaguy

(10,884 posts)

2. Oregon has two gems in the Senate in him and Wyden. Need more of them.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 08:02 AM

Oct 2018

Tavarious Jackson

(1,595 posts)

3. Yes. We're very lucky. nt

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 08:07 AM

Oct 2018

Amaryllis

(9,525 posts)

12. We sure are. We have great reps as well except for Walden.

Reply to Tavarious Jackson (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 09:40 PM

Oct 2018

Tavarious Jackson

(1,595 posts)

13. I'm in Portland but I use zillow for an address when I call his office.

Reply to Amaryllis (Reply #12)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 10:17 PM

Oct 2018

Their Medford office once told me, " we don't believe in one person one person one vote."

malaise

(269,103 posts)

4. Excellent

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 08:23 AM

Oct 2018

Rec

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)

5. Some Repub is singing his praises right now.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 08:45 AM

Oct 2018

Kav that is. I can't stand it.

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

6. KNR

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 10:21 AM

Oct 2018

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

7. Thank you

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 10:21 AM

Oct 2018

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

8. I suspect more than a few Republicans find it titillating .

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 10:23 AM

Oct 2018

Reader Rabbit

(2,624 posts)

9. The chamber is empty, but it's still being recorded.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 10:34 AM

Oct 2018

History will judge those who didn't listen (or didn't care).

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

10. He has yielded to Gillibrand who is doing the same

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 10:38 AM

Oct 2018

spooky3

(34,462 posts)

11. Thank you, Senator.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 10:46 AM

Oct 2018

renate

(13,776 posts)

14. Are GOP voters as proud of their senators as I am of mine?

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2018, 10:27 PM

Oct 2018

Merkley and Wyden are good people. I’m not proud of them for sticking their thumbs in other people’s eyes, because that’s not what motivates them.... I’m proud of them because they want to do what’s right.

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