Senator Jeff Merkley (D, OR).
Nato Ambassador Nominee is questioned by Oregon Senator Phil Merkley on March 4, 2025.
Jeff Merkley has been Oregon’s Senator since 2008.
From Wikipedia:
“In June 2018, Merkley received national attention when he attempted to visit a facility holding the children of jailed adults who had attempted to cross the border to seek asylum. Children were separated from their parents and placed in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Merkley filmed his attempt to visit a facility in a former Walmart in Brownsville, Texas. He was denied entrance and the police were called and arrived as he continued to try to speak with the facility administrator. He commented in the film: “I think it’s unacceptable that a member of Congress is not being admitted to see what is happening to children whose families are applying for asylum. I decided to come out here, go up to the door and ask to be let in.” By midday the video had garnered more than one million viewers.[35]
