U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley walked into the Ridgeview High School gym Saturday to a standing ovation from hundreds of anxious local citizens who brought a long list of questions about President Donald Trump and his administration. Merkley, a Democrat from Portland, spoke bluntly at the afternoon town hall meeting, raising
After months of promises, both on the campaign trail and since assuming office, to deliver deep cuts to the federal government, the Trump administration has finally released its proposed “skinny budget,” a top-line draft of the president’s proposals for 2018. And with deep cuts to science and environmental programs, critics
Oregon’s U.S. Senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both Democrats, issued a joint statement today announcing their support for tougher federal hate crimes laws, and cited anti-Semitic incidents described by WW this week. The Senators co-sponsored the NO HATE Act, a bill introduced yesterday by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), which provides “incentives for hate crime reporting,
In an effort to draw attention to LGBTQ protections, Democrats are looking to re-introduce the Equality Act in Congress. They’re facing a very conservative majority, but that’s sort of the point. Democrats think that by introducing the bill, they can show Americans exactly which representatives and senators are anti-LGBTQ equality.
Democrats in Congress plan to reintroduce legislation this month that would ban LGBT discrimination nationwide, despite facing a conservative majority that’s been generally hostile toward the issue. While the bill has little shot of passage, progressives hope inaction by Republicans can illustrate a chasm between the major political parties as
President Trump wants to take money away from the Coast Guard, which performs vital, lifesaving functions — and use it mainly to finance a wall between the United States and Mexico, which wouldn’t. To recap some key reasons why the wall is a silly idea: 1) Even before the recent
SOUTH COAST — Some United States senators — including Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden — intend to stand in the way of President Trump’s proposal to help pay for building a Mexican border wall by taking it out of U.S. Coast Guard coffers. A press release on Thursday
Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, as well as 20 other senators introduced bipartisan legislation to permanently authorize and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which conserves and promotes access to America’s national parks, forests and public lands. After expiring for the first time in
The Timber Innovation Act seeks to find new uses for wood as material for tall buildings. Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Oregon Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio and Kurt Schrader, have joined the Senate and House in introducing the bipartisan act. The bill would create a
Here’s a short overview of key bills co-sponsored by the Oregon delegation. Levee system Oregon’s congressional leaders are urging support of a feasibility study work plan for the Portland Metropolitan Flood Protection Project in the form of a letter sent March 6 to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney
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