Wyden, Merkley join rally as Eugene-area postal workers picket
The Register-Guard Postal workers, letter carriers and Oregon’s U.S. senators spoke outside the Local Processing Center in Springfield on Tuesday as part of a national day of action to protest consolidation in the Postal Service and advocate for the American Postal Workers Union as it negotiates its contract. Delivering for America The
Senator Merkley blasts court ruling lifting pause on election betting markets
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following statement Wednesday after a federal appeals court lifted a temporary freeze on election betting markets, a ruling that he said will immediately allow legal gambling on U.S. elections while the final verdict in the lawsuit is decided. The suit is
Your car knows more than you think: New law seeks to end data grab
KRON 4 The car is a trusty sidekick for many of us—taking us to work, the store, and maybe a weekend escape. But as U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley points out, it’s become much more: a mobile data-harvesting machine. His new legislation, the Car Privacy Rights Act, aims to pump the brakes on this
Fraudulent treaty nears ification
Just in time for the recent 50th annual Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days celebration, Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that ification of a fraudulent treaty with the tribes has finally passed the U.S. Senate. On June 28, the Senate passed the 1865 Treaty ification Act, which must now
Wyden, Merkley bill would block ICE raids at schools, churches
WASHINGTON – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation this week to block immigration enforcement actions at sensitive locations like schools, hospitals and religious institutions without prior approval and exigent circumstances. The Protecting Sensitive Locations Act codifies the Department of Homeland Security’s existing policies and expands them to ensure that immigrants
President Approves Major Disaster Declaration For 6 Oregon Counties
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump approved a Major Disaster Declaration for six Oregon counties, including Douglas, to supplement recovery efforts from the severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides which took place between April 6th and 21st of this year. A release from the Federal Emergency Management Agency said that federal funding is
SENATORS PUSH VA SECRETARY AS NEW HEALTH PROGRAM TAKES EFFECT
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie regarding the new Veterans Community Care Program on Wednesday. A release from the Senators said they asked him to “not repeat the same mistakes of the Veterans Choice Program”, when establishing the new
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Sponsors Bill to End Cruel Treatment of Children in Camps at Mexican Border
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), today introduced a bill that would end family separations, with some exceptions, and set minimum health and safety standards at U.S. Border Patrol stations where migrant children are being held. The “Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act” would prohibit separating families except in cases of human trafficking
Merkley intros bill to have libraries open at summer meal sites
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with Reps. Joseph Morelle (D-NY-25) and John Katko(R-NY-24), introduced Wednesday the bipartisan, bicameral Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2019, legislation to address summer learning inequality by keeping school libraries open at schools that already serve free summer meals. “Every student—no matter their color, income, or zip code—deserves an excellent
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