Senator Merkley trashes Postmaster General DeJoy’s ‘Delaying Mail in America’ plan during Senate floor speech
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., delivered a speech this week on the Senate floor to call attention to the urgent United States Postal Service issues impacting Oregonians. His speech focused on the first-hand stories of Oregonians who rely on the Postal Service for everything from the delivery
Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley reacts to Delivering For America plan
KOBI 5 MEDFORD, Ore. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley spoke to the Senate this week about his concerns about the United States Postal Service. Postmaster General DeJoy implemented the Delivering For America plan in 2021. Merkley called the plan “Delaying Mail in America”. The plan diverted all mail to Portland
Oregon Sen. Merkley on USPS proposal: Return to sender, address unknown
Portland Tribune Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley continues his opposition to a restructuring of the U.S. Postal Service. Merkley, a Democrat from Northeast Portland, delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, focusing on first-hand stories he said he heard from Oregonians who rely on the Postal
Dem-sponsored bill would block federal fossil fuel development
A House Democrat on Thursday introduced a bill that would ban all future fossil fuel production on federal land. Rep. Jared Huffman’s (D-Calif.) Keep It In The Ground Act would block new leases to tap fossil fuel reserves on federal land and in federal waters in the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic Oceans,
Senate Dems slam ‘disrespectful’ GOP for ignoring Obama budget
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a Democratic presidential candidate who is also the ranking member of the Budget Committee, sent a letter to Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) with other Senate Democrats decrying the decision to skip hearings as “overt partisanship.” “This year, with no unusual circumstances to prevent us from
Senators press FCC head on bogus equipment fees
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. senators joined four of their colleagues Wednesday in pressing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler about companies charging consumers for equipment they do not use. Consumers of Internet and TV service complain more about billing than another other problem, according to a statement from the
Coast Guard rescue station in Newport open till 2018
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Coast Guard helicopter search-and-rescue stations on the Oregon and South Carolina coasts will remain open at least until 2018. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports that language keeping the stations open is included in an authorization bill that cleared Congress this week and was sent
Alexander receives nod to join US Air Force Academy
Molalla High School’s Austin Alexander has been accepted to join the United States Air Force Academy’s Class of 2020 after receiving a nomination Friday from Oregon Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley. Alexander was notified in an email that he could expect to receive an official letter from Merkley this week, giving
Earthquake Early Warning System Coming Say Speakers At White House Summit
Federal agencies and university scientists are making progress on the deployment of an earthquake early warning system for the West Coast. That was one of the messages from a half-day earthquake preparedness summit hosted by the White House Tuesday. It wouldn’t be much advance warning. An alert between a few seconds up
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