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
Merkley hopes to put his stamp on energy policy
Sen. Jeff Merkley has positioned himself to play a potentially pivotal role on clean-energy legislation that Senate Democrats hope to consider this summer. The caucus will meet privately today to consider what course to take to reduce the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels, which environmentalists say is having a global
Merkley pitches plan to curb oil use, draws Reid’s eye
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is seeking a leading role in Senate efforts to cobble together a broad energy package for consideration on the floor this summer. The freshman senator on Monday used a speech at the Center for American Progress – a prominent liberal think tank with White House ties
Families, senator want laws to curb food-borne illnesses
PORTLAND, Ore. – The public finds out about food recalls after people get sick, but some Oregon families are hoping to change the laws to stop outbreaks before they happen. The families are working with Oregon’s Sen. Jeff Merkley on promoting a bill in Congress, and they met with him
Bend family whose child almost died from E. coli presses officials for quicker action on food safety
Stephen and Sarah Valenzuela took the day off work on Friday, bundled up their 5-year-old son and 3-week-old daughter to travel from their home in Bend to Portland to put a public face on food poisoning. In a meeting with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and Oregon public health officials about
Senate directs $10 million to help drought-stricken farmers in Klamath Basin
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday approved $10 million to help farmers in the drought-stricken Klamath Basin, an unlikely burst of good news to a struggling region that has endured a shortage of water and hope for months. The effort was orchestrated primarily by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., who found
Lawmakers rip offshore drilling
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers from Oregon, Washington and California want a permanent ban on new offshore drilling in federal waters off their coastlines in the wake of last month’s massive environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Six Democratic senators representing the West Coast submitted legislation Thursday to restore a
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