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Merkley Calls For Expanding Obamacare At Douglas County Town Hall

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley held a Town Hall-style meeting near his hometown in Douglas County Saturday morning. The Democrat was greeted by a crowd of supporters celebrating a victory for the Affordable Care Act.  About 300 people cheered from gym bleachers during Senator Jeff Merkley’s town hall at Umpqua Community College in

Merkley: Following TrumpCare Failure, Republicans Should Abandon Plans to Destroy Health Care and Instead Work to Make Health Care More Affordable

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after reports that House leaders are again cancelling today’s vote on the American Health Care Act, or “TrumpCare,” because the bill lacks the support to pass: “Following today’s TrumpCare failure, it’s time for Republicans to cease and desist in

Merkley: CBO Score Sounds the Alarm – Life-and-Death Care at Risk for Millions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued its scoring of the American Health Care Act, or “Trumpcare:” “Now we know why Republicans worked so hard to hide the truth about their bill. This report by the non-partisan CBO, whose

Two Oregon women who benefited from Obamacare will attend Trump’s address

Both U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are bringing guests to the capitol tonight who benefited from the Affordable Care Act, which Republicans are moving to repeal. President Donald Trump has said he will offer “something special” during his address to a joint session of Congress about his health care overhaul efforts. He has called

Merkley Statement on the President’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump’s address to a Joint Session of Congress: “In President Trump’s speech tonight we heard the exact same things that we have heard so many times before: vague, nice sounding campaign-style promises of what he

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