Tag: Health Care

Merkley and Brown Call for Recall of Tobacco Candy

WASHINGTON, DC – In the wake of a new study outlining numerous cases where children have been poisoned by tobacco candy, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Ohio’s Senator Sherrod Brown have called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to immediately remove the products from the market. “The flavoring, appearance

Merkley Highlights Immediate Benefits of Health Care Reform at OHSU

Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley visited Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) Wednesday to celebrate the passage of the health care reform law and discuss how it will benefit Oregon families and small business owners.  Merkley was joined by several Oregonians who shared stories about how the new health

Merkley: Health Care Reform Improvements to Benefit America for Generations

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate passed improvements to the health care reform law Thursday afternoon, nearing the end of a 15-month journey to fix America’s broken health care system.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley made the following statement: “Over the last year, I have heard countless horror stories from families

Much Needed Improvements to the Health Care Bill

It is a pleasure to come and join my colleagues here on the floor.  I know that when all of my colleagues go home, they hear stories from their constituents about our broken health care system, and that’s certainly what I hear.  I hear it in my town halls, I

Merkley Urges Support for Closing Medicare Donut Hole

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley called for his colleagues in the U.S. Senate to support lowering prescription drug costs for seniors as part of an up-or-down vote to improve the health care reform bill that became law earlier this week. When passed, the health care reform improvements bill

Merkley: Bill Headed to Obama Makes Historic Improvements

Washington, D.C. – Last night, the House passed historic health care reform legislation that will extend health care coverage to millions of Americans, end insurance industry abuses, help contain costs for millions of families and small businesses, and cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the national debt.  Oregon’s Senator

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