Wyden, Merkley join rally as Eugene-area postal workers picket
The Register-Guard Postal workers, letter carriers and Oregon’s U.S. senators spoke outside the Local Processing Center in Springfield on Tuesday as part of a national day of action to protest consolidation in the Postal Service and advocate for the American Postal Workers Union as it negotiates its contract. Delivering for America The
Senator Merkley blasts court ruling lifting pause on election betting markets
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following statement Wednesday after a federal appeals court lifted a temporary freeze on election betting markets, a ruling that he said will immediately allow legal gambling on U.S. elections while the final verdict in the lawsuit is decided. The suit is
Your car knows more than you think: New law seeks to end data grab
KRON 4 The car is a trusty sidekick for many of us—taking us to work, the store, and maybe a weekend escape. But as U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley points out, it’s become much more: a mobile data-harvesting machine. His new legislation, the Car Privacy Rights Act, aims to pump the brakes on this
Merkley y Wyden presionan a la secretaria de VA sobre el nuevo programa de atención médica
WASHINGTON – Los senadores Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, demócratas por Oregon, presionaron el miércoles al secretario del Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos, Robert Wilkie, para que no repita los mismos errores del Programa de Elección de Veteranos al establecer el nuevo Programa de Atención Comunitaria para Veteranos. El Congreso aprobó la Ley VA MISSION en 2018 para fortalecer la programación de VA Community Care, después de problemas críticos
Merkley y Wyden piden la renuncia del secretario del Trabajo Acosta
WASHINGTON – (Actualización: Wyden también pide la renuncia de Acosta) Los senadores Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, demócratas por Oregón, pidieron el martes al secretario del Trabajo, Alexander Acosta, que renuncie. La llamada de Merkley “sigue nuevos detalles sobre el abuso sexual en serie de niños por parte de Jeffrey Epstein, un poderoso financista con quien Acosta negoció un acuerdo de culpabilidad indulgente en 2007.
Merkley fields questions in Boardman
BOARDMAN — Concern for children in America’s classrooms, homes and border security permeated discussion at a town hall with Sen. Jeff Merkley in Boardman on Saturday. The senator advocated for more education funding, more early childhood education opportunities and changes in the way the country handles minors crossing the southern
Senator Warns ‘Largest Child Prison in American History’ is Being Established for Detained Migrants
Senator Jeff Merkley slammed migrant detention centers for children on Sunday, pointing out that many are run by “for-profit” companies and that the U.S. was currently establishing “the largest child prison in American history” to deal with immigrant children. Merkley, a Democrat who represents Oregon, made the comments during an interview on
Los 'niños en jaulas' migrantes cuestan a los contribuyentes estadounidenses más de $4.5 millones por día
The ongoing crisis at detention centers on the southern U.S. border is costing American taxpayers more than $4.5 million per day. Health and Human Services (HHS) told Yahoo Finance that of the 13,000 children in its care, 2,594 are staying at the two influx shelters at Homestead, Florida, and Carrizo Springs, Texas.
Otro pronóstico de verano lleno de humo para Tri-Cities. Se propone ayuda federal
The federal government would provide help for a new type of emergency under a bill proposed by Oregon’s senators — wildfire smoke. “This bill helping at-risk people find clean air is an essential element of the comprehensive strategy that’s urgently needed to deal now with the increased frequency and severity
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