WYDEN, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH DENTAL CARE PILOT PROGRAM FOR VETERANS WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS
Thursday, June 15, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they and Senate colleagues have introduced legislation that would establish a new pilot program to provide comprehensive dental care to veterans in Oregon and nationwide diagnosed with diabetes and coronary artery disease. Funded for four
NEWS: SANDERS, JAYAPAL, DINGELL MORE THAN 120 COLLEAGUES IN HOUSE AND SENATE REINTRODUCE MEDICARE FOR ALL
Studies estimate Medicare for All would save $650 billion and 68,000 lives per year Wednesday, May 17, 2023 69% of the U.S. supported providing Medicare to every American WASHINGTON, May 17 – At a time when more than 1 million people in the United States have lost their lives to
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL RESOLUTION CELEBRATING NATIONAL NURSES WEEK
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Mississippi’s U.S. Senator Roger Wicker teamed up with Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH-14), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing National Nurses Week. The resolution honors and celebrates
MERKLEY, MURRAY, WICKER, BOOZMAN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO LOWER TAX BURDEN FOR PUBLIC SERVICE NURSES
Thursday, May 4, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and John Boozman (R-AR), teamed up to introduce the bipartisan Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act, legislation to ensure that nurses in the federal Nurse Corps are not required to
WYDEN, MERKLEY, DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES FILE AMICUS BRIEF URGING FIFTH CIRCUIT TO REVERSE TEXAS DISTRICT COURT’S RULING ON MIFEPRISTONE
253 Members of Congress ask the Fifth Circuit to reverse Texas district court’s ruling in its entirety Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with 253 members of Congress, submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today in the
WYDEN, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES REINTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ENSURE DOCTORS CAN PROVIDE LEGAL ABORTION CARE, PROTECT PROVIDERS FROM OUT OF STATE EXTREMISTS
Friday, April 28, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they and Senate colleagues have reintroduced legislation that would protect abortion providers in Oregon and nationwide from Republicans’ attempts to restrict their practice and create uncertainty about their legal liability. “Abortion access in Oregon
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