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Day: March 13, 2014

Congress Passes Bipartisan Flood Insurance Fix Based on Merkley Bill

March 13, 2014

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate passed legislation based on a proposal by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley that will delay flood insurance rate hikes threatening Oregon homes and businesses. The legislation heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.  In September, Merkley held a hearing in his Economic

Merkley Helps Reach Bipartisan Agreement to Restore Emergency Unemployment Insurance

March 13, 2014

Washington, DC –Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joined four fellow Democrats and five Republicans in announcing an agreement to reauthorize expired emergency unemployment insurance (UI) benefits for 5 months.  The bill is cosponsored by Merkley and Senators  Dean Heller (R-NV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Rob Portman (R-OH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mark

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