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
Merkley seeks Dem nomination
WASHINGTON — When Jeff Merkley arrived in the nation’s capital in 2009 as a newly elected senator, it was not his first stint in Washington. But it quickly became obvious to the Portland Democrat that the Congress of which he was now a member was very different from the ones
Minimum wage must reflect cost of living
When I was growing up, my dad worked with his hands to make ends meet, first as a millwright at a timber mill in Southern Oregon and then as a mechanic in Portland. Although we were never rich, his hard work was enough to provide for our family. On the
Use of contraception is private — and it should stay that way
It’s been almost 50 years since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision that ended state bans on contraception and declared that birth control was a private decision between a woman, her doctor, and her family. Nevertheless, a woman’s right to access contraception is back in front of the Supreme Court
Sen. Jeff Merkley helps cut deal in Senate on extending jobless aid
A bipartisan group of 10 senators, including Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley, reached a deal Thursday on providing extended unemployment benefits for people who have been out of work for more than six months. The Senate deal would retroactively restore the benefits that lapsed when the aid expired on Dec.
In Landmark Vote, Senate Limits Use of the Filibuster
WASHINGTON — The Senate approved the most fundamental alteration of its rules in more than a generation on Thursday, ending the minority party’s ability to filibuster most presidential nominees in response to the partisan gridlock that has plagued Congress for much of the Obama administration. Furious Republicans accused Democrats of
‘Let the bells of freedom ring’—Senate passes ENDA
Senate lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill banning workplace discrimination against LGBT individuals in a historic victory four decades in the making. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) passed its final vote in the full Senate 64-32, just three days after its first since 1996, when a similar measure failed but
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