Merkley started speaking at 6:21 p.m. Tuesday evening and has been talking for more than 15 hours, with occasional breaks for questions from other Democratic senators who’ve joined him on the floor.

The Senate on Wednesday is slated to vote on the House-passed funding bill to reopen the federal government for the 12th time. But first, Sen. Jeff Merkley will need to wrap up, as he has been holding the floor since 6:21 p.

Watch Sen. Merkley on the Senate floor in the player above PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley is still holding the Senate floor more than 15 hours after he first took over Tuesday night. The senator said he is “ringing the alarm bells ...

During her remarks from the Senate floor, Senator Elizabeth Warren went scorched earth on Trump's $20 billion bailout for Argentina. Warren stated, "This is so embarrassing."