Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Merkleyis the junior United States Senator from Oregon. A member of the Democratic Party, Merkley was a five-term member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing House District 47, located in eastern Multnomah County within the Portland city limits. He also served as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 October 1956
CountryUnited States of America
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When you use the word 'filibuster,' most of us in America - and I count myself among them - envision it as the ability to hold the floor on rare occasions to speak at length and make your point emphatically and even delay progress by taking hours.
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My way of viewing the talking filibuster was as a way of doing unanimous consent with your feet. You object by going down and talking.