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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

Provision in health care bill protects nursing mothers

WASHINGTON — Working mothers who still are breastfeeding will get a break — and a place to take it — thanks to a provision that Sen. Jeff Merkley fought to include in the Senate health care bill. The Oregon Democrat said he would be available to help hammer out the

Merkley answers – and asks – questions during town hall meeting

SEASIDE – From health care to campaign finance reform, with a little energy conservation thrown in, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., fielded a variety of questions thrown at him during a town hall meeting in Seaside Saturday. Nearly 50 people attending the town hall at Seaside High School had the

Roseburg VA addresses backlog issue

VA Roseburg Healthcare System officials say the facility has already taken steps to speed up the conducting of physical exams needed by veterans requesting disability benefits in the wake of a federal audit that reported long delays. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have called for an expedited investigation

Senators Unveil Bill to Ban Banks’ High-Risk Trades

WASHINGTON — Two senators introduced legislation Wednesday echoing calls from the Obama administration to bar taxpayer-insured banks and their affiliates and subsidiaries from engaging in proprietary trading. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D., Ore.) and Carl Levin (D., Mich.), is designed to “make banking boring again,” according to

Merkley, Wyden ask feds for rapid, coordinated effort in drought-stricken Klamath

WASHINGTON – Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden begged the federal government Tuesday for “immediate and coordinated” assistance to help Klamath Basin farmers and the environment cope with a drought of “historic magnitude.” The plea came in a joint letter to three cabinet secretaries whose agencies have direct involvement

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