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Merkley Announces Additional April Town Halls

Event in Union County marks his 600th town hall since elected to the U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold 11 more town halls for Oregonians in mid-April, with in-person community conversations across the state from Sunday, April 12 through Tuesday, April 15. These events come in addition to

Merkley Announces Bills to Prepare Students for 21st Century Jobs

Eugene, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley visited Churchill High School in Eugene today to discuss his science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education legislation that he introduced last week.  Merkley also unveiled legislation that he is preparing to introduce that would provide grants for career technical education (CTE) to

Merkley Applauds Department of Navy for Naming Ship After Portland

Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today applauded the Department of the Navy’s decision last week to name an amphibious transport dock ship the USS Portland after Portland, Oregon. When Senator Merkley was alerted to this news by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus last Thursday, he used the

Merkley Applauds Levin for Sending “London Whale” Case to DOJ and SEC

Washington, DC- Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, announced he will send his findings on the JPMorgan Chase “London Whale” trading losses to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “I

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