Jeff Merkley Defies Senate Republican Leader by Reading Coretta Scott King’s Words on the Floor of Congress
Oregon’s junior senator just did something that qualifies as remarkable in the current political climate: He read a letter by Coretta Scott King on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Earlier tonight, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) squelched Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) in a floor debate tonight on
Iranian baby girl caught in Trump travel ban headed to US, governor says
(CNN)An Iranian infant with a heart defect is entangled in President Trump’s immigration ban — and her extended family in Oregon is on an urgent mission to get her to the US for critical surgery. Fatemeh’s parents were scheduled to meet with doctors in Portland on February 5, but were
Iranian infant barred from entering U.S. under Trump travel ban granted boarding documents
An Iranian infant who was barred from entering the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s travel ban has been granted boarding documents to enter the country and is expected to undergo surgery in Portland for a heart condition. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has authorized boarding for Fatemah Taghizadeh and her
MERKLEY, WYDEN, BLUMENAUER, BONAMICI, DEFAZIO Y SCHRADER PIDEN EXENCIÓN DE LA PROHIBICIÓN A MUSULMANES PARA PERMITIR UNA CIRUGÍA QUE SALVE LA VIDA DE UN BEBÉ
Portland, OR – El senador de Oregón Jeff Merkley, el senador Ron Wyden, el congresista Earl Blumenauer, la congresista Suzanne Bonamici, el congresista Peter DeFazio y el congresista Kurt Schrader enviaron el viernes una carta urgente al Secretario de Estado Rex Tillerson, pidiéndole que emita una exención de la prohibición de viajar desde países predominantemente musulmanes
SENADORES PRESENTAN LEGISLACIÓN PARA CODIFICAR LA PERTENENCIA AL CONSEJO NACIONAL DE SEGURIDAD
WASHINGTON – Los senadores estadounidenses Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Patrick Leahy (D-VT) y Jeff Merkley (D-OR) presentó hoy una legislación que aclarará la composición permanente del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional (NSC) para garantizar mejor que las decisiones que afectan la seguridad nacional de la nación
Los líderes políticos de Oregón condenan en gran medida la orden de inmigración de Trump
Oregon’s Democratic leaders are strongly condemning the Trump administration’s executive order temporarily blocking refugees from around the world and any visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined with Democratic attorneys general from 15 other states to decry Trump’s order as “unconstitutional,
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