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
Fight for timber funds continues, Merkley tells crowd at town hall
Getting timber payments into President Barack Obama’s proposed budget is a good first step, but the fight’s not over, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., told people who gathered Saturday at North Bend City Hall. Obama’s inclusion of $328 million for the first five years is a ‘small step,” Merkley said.The fight
Merkley talks jobs at town hall
Jobs, jobs, jobs. In one form or another, that was the key talking point Sunday afternoon during a Town Hall meeting with Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley at the Albany Senior Center. More than 50 people from Albany, Corvallis, Springfield and Eugene came to question and hear from the former five-term
Merkley swings through valley
With no set theme, the topics covered in Sen. Jeff Merkley’s Sunday afternoon town hall meeting included renewable energy, the housing market, the war in Afghanistan and the rising cost of higher education. The hour-long town hall, which took place on the second floor of the Benton County Historical Society
Derogación de los equipos de lactancia
Bend, Oregon–Buenas noticias para las madres lactantes de todo el mundo. El Servicio de Impuestos Internos ha decidido revocar una sentencia que negaba a las madres la posibilidad de incluir equipos de lactancia como gasto médico. La acción fue impulsada por el senador junior de Oregón, Jeff Merkley. Dijo que la decisión del IRS no sólo beneficia a las madres lactantes. Estudios muestran
El IRS permite deducciones por equipos de lactancia
WASHINGTON — En respuesta a una solicitud de los senadores Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tom Harkin (D-IA) y los representantes Sander Levin (D-MI) y Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), el Servicio de Impuestos Internos El servicio anunció el jueves que revocará un fallo que niega que los equipos utilizados para ayudar a las mujeres a amamantar estén cubiertos como un
Merkley: Poner fin a la violencia o detener la ayuda
WASHINGTON – El senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley pidió el jueves el fin inmediato de la violencia contra los manifestantes en Egipto, uniéndose a un grupo de demócratas que dijo que Estados Unidos debería cortar la ayuda exterior a la nación a menos que se encuentre rápidamente una solución pacífica. Merkley, demócrata de Oregon, dijo que la violencia perpetrada por partidarios de