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
Merkley visits shuttered Blue Heron Paper Co. mill to highlight need for ‘level playing field’
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) stood in front of the abandoned Blue Heron paper mill in Oregon City on Friday to highlight legislation that he introduced Thursday to crack down on unfair trade practices. “The Level the Playing Field in Global Trade Act” would require that new free-trade agreements include enforceable
US Traveler Headed Home After Detainment in East Timor
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A globe-trotting veterinarian will return home six months to the day after she was arrested for being in the wrong car at the wrong time. Stacey Addison, 41, boarded a plane out of East Timor and landed in Singapore, completing the first leg of a trip that
Los senadores quieren que la FDA regule los cigarrillos electrónicos: "Simplemente no han actuado"
EUGENE, Oregon – Los senadores estadounidenses, incluido Jeff Merkley de Oregon, están pidiendo a la FDA que cambie la regulación de los cigarrillos electrónicos. Por teléfono desde Washington, DC, Merkley le dijo a KVAL News que quiere tres cosas para el 25 de abril: Recipientes de nicotina líquida a prueba de niños Restricciones a la venta de nicotina en sabores atractivos
El recorte por discapacidad sería una "sentencia de muerte", dice el jefe del Seguro Social
La falla del Congreso en apuntalar el Fondo Fiduciario del Seguro de Discapacidad del Seguro Social sería una “sentencia de muerte” para sus beneficiarios, dijo el miércoles el comisionado interino de la Administración del Seguro Social. En una audiencia del Comité de Presupuesto del Senado centrada en el fondo, el senador Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) preguntó qué sucedería
'Mejor para las personas y los peces'
ASHLAND — Bear Creek’s wild coho salmon will get more water without siphoning it away from irrigators under a $1 million grant that will help jump-start what could become a massive restructuring of irrigation deliveries in the Bear Creek Basin. The federal Bureau of Reclamation has awarded $1 million to
Senators call for VA benefits for post-Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange
Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange on contaminated C-123 aircraft after the Vietnam War deserve compensation and benefits, and the Veterans Administration should stop denying them, a bipartisan group of senators led by North Carolina’s Sen. Richard Burr and Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon wrote in a letter on
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