Senator Merkley trashes Postmaster General DeJoy’s ‘Delaying Mail in America’ plan during Senate floor speech
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., delivered a speech this week on the Senate floor to call attention to the urgent United States Postal Service issues impacting Oregonians. His speech focused on the first-hand stories of Oregonians who rely on the Postal Service for everything from the delivery
Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley reacts to Delivering For America plan
KOBI 5 MEDFORD, Ore. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley spoke to the Senate this week about his concerns about the United States Postal Service. Postmaster General DeJoy implemented the Delivering For America plan in 2021. Merkley called the plan “Delaying Mail in America”. The plan diverted all mail to Portland
Oregon Sen. Merkley on USPS proposal: Return to sender, address unknown
Portland Tribune Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley continues his opposition to a restructuring of the U.S. Postal Service. Merkley, a Democrat from Northeast Portland, delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, focusing on first-hand stories he said he heard from Oregonians who rely on the Postal
Oregon outlaws use of so-called ‘cyanide bombs’ as advocates move to take ban nationwide
The M-44, a spring-loaded device filled with cyanide used to kill predators, is no longer welcome in Oregon. On Monday, Gov. Kate Brown signed a law banning the devices, called “cyanide bombs” by some of their detractors, chief among them Brooks Fahy of Eugene, executive director of Predator Defense. “This
El senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley propone legislación para abordar los daños causados a los arrecifes de coral por los protectores solares
El senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregon) presentó hoy una legislación destinada a proteger los arrecifes de coral de los productos químicos de protección solar. La Ley de Estudio de Impacto de Oxybenzona y Octinoxato de 2019, copatrocinada por la senadora Mazie Hirono (D-Hawái), requeriría que la Agencia de Protección Ambiental estudie el efecto de dos químicos de protección solar comunes en la
Wyden, Merkley press USDA to restore funding
WASHINGTON – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Tuesday asked the U.S. Agriculture Department to restore recent payments the agency wrongly reduced for schools and counties under the Secure Rural Schools Act by more than $14 million. In their letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, the Oregon senators cited reports that the
A boy left home after a drought left his family eating one meal a day. He died in US custody weeks later
Tizamarte, Guatemala (CNN)After surviving on one meal a day, Juan de León Gutiérrez left his drought-stricken village in eastern Guatemala and set out on a journey to the United States. He just wanted to earn $13 for his family to buy corn and salt. His family says the hope of
Merkley sponsors bills to increase nursing workforce
Though not a nurse himself, Sen. Jeff Merkley has a close connection to nurses and an interest in bolstering the nursing workforce. He and Sen. Richard Burr, a Republican from North Carolina, will soon reintroduce the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, which includes programs to support and advance nursing
Nuevo proyecto de ley sobre vida silvestre busca la protección de Rogue y Molalla
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After passing legislation earlier this year that applied the highest form of environmental protection to tens of thousands of acres and hundreds of miles of rivers in Oregon, Sen. Ron Wyden has returned with a new conservation bill. The Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, co-sponsored by Sen.
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