Merkley, Colleagues Call on Trump’s Justice Department to Stop Plans to Rebrand Purdue Pharma as a Public Benefit Corporation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the settlement agreement announced between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Purdue Pharma (Purdue), Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and 14 of his colleagues are calling on Attorney General William Barr to stop his Department’s plan to have Purdue’s Oxycontin business transformed and preserved as
As Supreme Court Hears California v. Texas Oral Arguments, Merkley Warns Of Consequences if GOP Convinces Court to Overturn the ACA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today, as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the California v. Texas case—the lawsuit backed by Trump and Republican lawmakers to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare: “Repeated attempts by Donald Trump and his
Merkley, Murray, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Put Politics Aside, End Plans to Hold Critical Public Health Resources Hostage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) led Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) in pressing the Department of Health
Merkley Blasts Rule-Breaking Supreme Court Confirmation Stacking Court and Warns of Backlash
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today slamming President Trump and Senate Republicans for the dangerous and rule-shattering nomination and confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court: “Senate Republicans have broken rules and shattered precedents to stack the Supreme Court
Wyden, Merkley: La Pine Community Health Center Earns $5.5 Million Federal Investment
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the La Pine Community Health Center has secured $5.5 million in federal resources that will help the non-profit clinic provide services to thousands of rural Central Oregon residents. “High-quality health care goes hand in hand with high
Merkley Statement on the Senate’s Failure to Protect Americans’ Health Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today after Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would have protected hundreds of millions of Americans’ health care, and prevented the Department of Justice from pushing courts to strike down the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as
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