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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

Republican desk becomes a Democrat as Merkley pays tribute to Hatfield

Years ago, when Jeff Merkley was an intern for Oregon’s iconic Mark Hatfield, the running joke was that the Republican senator would one day pull the young and impressionable liberal from his Democratic moorings to “the other side.” Merkley and his family of die-hard Democrats always countered that it would

Businesses discuss concerns with Walden, Merkley

Oregon’s lone Republican in the U.S. Congress and the state’s newest U.S. Senator joined forces briefly Thursday to respond to concerns from Pendleton-area business leaders. The Round-Up City Development Corporation put together the low-key meeting Thursday afternoon with Rep. Greg Walden and Sen. Jeff Merkley. Staff for both Congressmen said

Senators swoop in talking green

A second U.S. Senator from Oregon arrived in town in as many days Thursday. The day after Senator Ron Wyden made an appearance at The Dalles Wahtonka High School, Senator Jeff Merkley paid a visit to Columbia Gorge Community College.  He was there to take a look at the college’s

Merkley hears of local residents’ foreclosure fears

PORTLAND, Ore. – They used words like “horrific.”      One person titled a PowerPoint presentation “Foreclosure Nightmare.”      All the while, newly-elected Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley listened to the tales of woe and frustration from the group assembled in north Portland, hoping to take their advice back to Washington D.C.

Merkley seeks economic hopes

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley opened his first-ever town hall meeting Tuesday by telling a Roseburg audience he sees three things hurting the United States economy. First, banks are afraid to lend because businesses are having a rough time. Second, consumer spending is down because people have lost their jobs —

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