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Merkley: Trump Proposal to Ban Muslims From Entering U.S. "Single Worst Idea I Have Heard From Any Presidential Candidate, Ever"

Statement

Date: Dec. 7, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Today, after GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump proposed to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S., Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley strongly condemned the proposal on the Senate floor, calling it "the single worst idea I have heard from any presidential candidate, ever."

Merkley denounced Trump's proposal, which would even seek to bar active duty American servicemembers of the Muslim faith serving abroad and other citizens from returning home, as inconsistent with the vision of the Constitution. He noted that patriotic Americans of all religions are working together to defeat the threat posed by ISIS.
Today, after GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump proposed to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S., Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley strongly condemned the proposal on the Senate floor, calling it "the single worst idea I have heard from any presidential candidate, ever."


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