WASHINGTON — The new U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council and a potential visit by President Barack Obama to the area should prompt the administration to block oil and gas drilling in Arctic waters, Sen. Jeff Merkley said Thursday. Merkley, D-Oregon, introduced legislation that would do just that on Thursday,
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Sen. Jeff Merkley said the Arctic is too cold, too isolated and unpredictable for the Coast Guard or others to navigate quickly and safely if a disaster happens. That’s why the Oregon Democrat is proposing new legislation to stop offshore Arctic drilling. The “Stop Drilling Act
Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden on Thursday joined a bipartisan group of senators and introduced a bill designed to make it easier for legal marijuana businesses to get financial services. Recreational marijuana is legal in several states, including Oregon, but it’s still illegal under the federal Controlled Substances act, which is why
EUGENE, Ore. – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., visited Eugene on Tuesday and called on Congress to quickly vote on the bipartisan Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act to keep children safe from the toxic chemicals that they come in contact with on a daily basis Merkley also released
A majority of Democratic senators are formally urging the nation’s consumer watchdog to issue “the strongest possible rules” reining in payday and other short-term lenders. Thirty-two of 46 members of the Senate Democratic caucus signed a letter to Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, pressing him and
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) took to the Senate floor Friday evening to make a point-by-point analysis of why a trade deal being negotiated by President Barack Obama would harm the United States. Merkley’s comments came as the Senate voted to give Obama “fast track” authority that will allow him to
The Columbia River is a major source of renewable energy, food and jobs throughout the Pacific Northwest. A group of five Oregon Democrats is now working to establish a voluntary grant program to keep the Columbia’s waters clean of toxins. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with Reps. Earl
Bend, Ore. — Several Oregon legislators with the Oregon Congressional Delegation are fighting to keep Bend’s mail processing plant from closing — right as the Postmaster General plans to close all centers on the east side of Oregon. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley wrote a letter to the Postmaster General on
The federal Agricultural Research Service in Pendleton has another congressional ally in Sen. Jeff Merkley. With significant budget cuts looming, the Columbia Plateau Conservation Research Center can at least count on bipartisan support from Oregon’s congressional leaders in Washington, D.C.Both Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, and Rep. Greg Walden, a
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley visited Hermiston and Irrigon Saturday. An approving round of applause met Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., in Hermiston on Saturday after he made it clear to the audience at a town hall forum that he wasn’t happy with the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.“I have deep, deep reservations,”
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