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Merkley denuncia revocación de política que protege a estudiantes transgénero

WASHINGTON, DC — El senador de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, emitió la siguiente declaración luego de que Trump revocara la política del Departamento de Justicia que protege a los estudiantes transgénero. “Nuestra nación nunca debe conformarse con nada menos que la plena igualdad y plenos derechos para todos los estadounidenses. Esto es especialmente importante en nuestras escuelas, donde ningún estudiante debe

Merkley denounces reversal of federal transgender policy

WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley D-Ore., released the following statement Wednesday after President Trump reversed the Justice Department’s policy protecting transgender students. “Our nation should never settle for anything less than full equality and full rights for every single American. This is especially important in our schools, where no student

Ore. El senador Merkley pide que se investigue la renuncia de Flynn

WASHINGTON — Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is among a group of senators asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions to appoint a special counsel to investigate National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s resignation. “The fact that a senior national security advisor served for weeks while the president knew he had been identified as

Dem senator: GOP wants to ‘bury’ Flynn probe

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) says the GOP hopes “to bury” revelations about President Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. “We know it’s incredibly difficult to get information out of the Intelligence committees,” he said Wednesday on CNN’s “New Day.” “We’ve seen that through the torture report. They also really desire to bury any

Senate Democrats praise appeals court decision, urge Trump to reconsider strategy

President Donald Trump and U.S. Senators, mostly Democrats, quickly weighed in on social media after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ unanimous decision to keep an order in place blocking Trump’s controversial travel ban from seven Muslim-majority countries. Trump promised another day in court, likely the Supreme Court. Twitter reacts

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