Merkley wraps up marathon Senate floor speech after more than 22 hours

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) concluded his marathon speech on Wednesday afternoon, having held the floor for 22 hours and 39 ...

Democratic Sen. Merkley of Oregon stages marathon speech to protest Trump amid shutdown

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon is staging a marathon speech to protest what he calls President Donald Trump’s ...

Democrat Jeff Merkley breaks state record with 22-hour Senate speech to protest Trump

Oregon's Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor all night long and into the evening on Oct. 22 to protest the Trump ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley delivers 4th longest Senate floor speech in modern history to protest Trump

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley now holds the record for fourth longest Senate floor speech in modern history, after delivering ...