Oregon’s political leaders largely condemn Trump’s immigration order
Oregon’s Democratic leaders are strongly condemning the Trump administration’s executive order temporarily blocking refugees from around the world and any visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined with Democratic attorneys general from 15 other states to decry Trump’s order as “unconstitutional,
Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, others condemn Donald Trump refugee, immigration orders
Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation have all released statements about President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration and refugee travel. Oregon’s sole Republican in Congress, Rep. Greg Walden, was the only member of the delegation who did not condemn the orders, issued Friday. The president’s actions set off days of
MERKLEY, WYDEN, BLUMENAUER, BONAMICI, SCHRADER, DEFAZIO DEMAND TRUMP REVERSE MUSLIM BAN
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Ron Wyden, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici on Monday joined Senate and House Democratic colleagues in a vigil outside the Supreme Court, calling on the president to reverse his executive orders that amount to a ban on Muslim refugees and
Merkley Denounces Muslim Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after President Trump announced an Executive Order stopping refugee admissions into the United States and shutting down visas for seven majority-Muslim nations: “President Trump ran on a discriminatory and unconstitutional promise of ‘a total and complete shutdown of Muslims
Sen. Merkley on Trump’s border plan: ’21-foot ladder defeats a 20-foot wall’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is calling Trump’s border wall plan a waste of “scarce resources,” after the President said Wednesday that the wall will be built within “months.” READ MORE: Trump says border wall construction will begin in ‘months,’ US taxpayers to be reimbursed Trump Wednesday signed two
Merkley Statement on Pompeo Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the Senate vote on the nomination of Rep. Mike Pompeo to serve as CIA Director: “We need a CIA Director who will stand up for Americans’ privacy, not undermine it. I voted ‘no’ on Rep. Pompeo’s nomination because