PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is denouncing Senate Republicans for rejecting an amendment that would require some federal law enforcement officers to display their identifying information.

In an October 9 vote, Merkley's amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act -- a bill which appropriates funding to the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy -- was struck down in a 47-50 vote, with three senators not voting: Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ted Cruz (R-TX).

Merkley introduced the amendment alongside Oregon’s Senior Senator, Ron Wyden, in an effort to prevent unidentified federal law enforcement from being deployed against Americans, Merkley explained.

The amendment would have required federal law enforcement office

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