Merkley Applauds 2nd Circuit Decision Reaffirming LGBTQ Americans’ Right to a Discrimination-Free Workplace
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prevents workplace discrimination against LGBTQ Americans, despite the Trump administration Department of Justice’s attempts to turn back the clock on legal progress for
In Bipartisan Letter, Merkley and Young Urge Continued Support for International Food Aid
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Todd Young (R-IN) yesterday urged continued support for international food aid programs that save millions of lives. Merkley and Young are, respectively, the Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee that oversees multilateral institutions and multilateral international development. In the letter, Merkley
Merkley Statement on Immigration Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after a Senate vote on the Rounds-King immigration proposal failed: “After President Trump ripped away the legal status of our nation’s DACA recipients, we have been working for months to find a bipartisan compromise that would protect Dreamers –
Anxiety on both sides as Senate opens debate on Dreamers, immigration
WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — Hours before the Senate voted by a margin of 97-1 to launch an open debate on immigration reform Monday, President Donald Trump said it is up to Democrats to determine the fate of the vulnerable faction of young undocumented immigrants who have become the focus of
Trump’s plans for immigration, infrastructure meet swift resistance in Congress
President Trump’s pledge in his State of the Union address Tuesday night to “extend an open hand” to both parties in pursuit of an ambitious policy agenda rammed quickly Wednesday into the reality of a largely gridlocked Congress — and a deeply polarized Washington. Trump’s call for a massive infrastructure
Oregon DACA Recipients To Attend State Of The Union Address
When U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage next week for the State of the Union address, several young Oregonians who have a stake in the ongoing immigration debate will be in the audience. Aldo Solano is one of them. The debate raging on Capitol Hill has thrust the 24-year-old Portland
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