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
Firefighters need to know where all oil trains move, Sens. Boxer, Feinstein say, joining Wyden, Merkley
On a hot summer day in Oklahoma in 2008, a train mostly carrying general freight – oats, corn, beer, lumber and grain – ran off the rails near Luther, northeast of Oklahoma City. Eight cars filled with crude oil and one with methanol derailed, erupted in a fiery mushroom cloud
una puerta abierta
El estado abrió las puertas a los estudiantes con discapacidades cuando decidió reconocer a aquellos que obtienen diplomas modificados como graduados (no sólo como graduados) que ahora son elegibles para recibir ayuda financiera federal. "Es realmente una gran noticia", dijo la directora de la escuela secundaria Ashland, Michelle Zundel, quien asistió a las sesiones en Salem sobre el
Policy changes needed to reverse economic inequality in U.S.
WASHINGTON – Skewed economic policies are a driving factor for economic inequality in the United States. That’s the opinion of witnesses at a hearing held by the Senate subcommittee on economic policy Sept. 17 chaired by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. Areas of significant difference in policy were taxes and deficits, trade and globalization,
El senador Merkley impulsa un proyecto de ley para reducir la deuda estudiantil
Hace un par de años, la deuda estudiantil superó la deuda de tarjetas de crédito en Estados Unidos. La senadora estadounidense Merkely apoya un proyecto de ley que permitiría a los estudiantes con préstamos con intereses altos refinanciarlos. El proyecto de ley fue obstruido en la última sesión, pero Merkley espera revisarlo. “Veo la universidad como un bien público que
Senate advances campaign finance amendment
The Senate advanced a bill Monday that would amend the Constitution to allow Congress and states to impose limits on campaign fundraising and spending. Both of Oregon’s senators, Democrats Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, voted in favor of invoking cloture, which forces a vote on the motion to proceed after
How going nuclear unclogged the Senate
The Senate barely does anything these days — except approve judges that could shape the law for a generation. Since Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) changed Senate rules in November to ease President Barack Obama’s approval of most nominees, Democrats have churned through confirmations of dozens of new judges —
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