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
Sen. Merkley hears foreclosure complaints
Merkley held a foreclosure summit in North Portland, where he invited banks, housing agencies and homeowners to air their concerns. Homeowners struggling with foreclosure told Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley Wednesday that they’re not getting help when trying to modify their loans. Kristian Foden-Vencil reports. One of the main problems mentioned
Merkley pushes plan to ease threat of foreclosures
On the same day President Obama unveiled a $75 billion plan to forestall home foreclosures, rookie U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Portland, convened a group of experts in North Portland to discuss impediments to keeping people in their homes. “Empty homes contribute to the fast-dropping values of homes, putting more families
Merkley kicks off town hall schedule in Roseburg
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley will begin his series of town hall meetings in Oregon’s 36 counties by returning Tuesday to Douglas County, the county where he was born. Merkley will appear from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Douglas County Museum, 123 Museum Drive, next to the Douglas County Fairgrounds
Senators to post funding requests
Oregon residents will soon get a chance to see just who in the state is asking for federal funds and weigh in on whether they should get the money, under a new system being put in place by U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. Every spring, as Congress works
Merkley says jobless report ‘a wakeup call’
The national unemployment rate, now at 7.6 percent, has hit a 16-year high according to a U.S. Labor Department Report released Friday. Since January 2008 the nation has seen more than 3.6 million jobs vanish. In December the nation’s employers cut another 598,000 workers from their payrolls in
Wyden, Merkley pledge transparency
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and his former Republican colleague Gordon Smith received loads of positive press for working together on certain bills and even appearing together at some town hall meetings. With Smith gone and a fellow Democrat, Jeff Merkley, in his place, Oregon’s senators have embarked on an even
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