PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The new Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail took its first ride on Friday. Governor Kate Brown, Senator Jeff Merkley and other officials were first ride of the new line, which will be called the MAX Orange Line. KOIN 6 spoke to Senator Merkley who said “This is a
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) announced Wednesday the introduction of the Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act in both the U.S. Senate and House. The lawmakers said their bill would create jobs and save money for manufacturers by putting people to work retrofitting
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced a bill into Congress on Thursday to designate four wilderness areas covering a combined 58,000 acres near Mitchell in Central Oregon. The wilderness proposal is centered around Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills. “There is just no doubt in my mind that a lot of tourists
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruling that the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of phone records is illegal has scrambled bipartisan efforts to overhaul the program, emboldening those who say the efforts do not go far enough and undermining Senate Republican leaders who want to keep the current program
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., wanted reporters to know that he and other senators were actually going to make some news Thursday (May 7). “This is a big deal, this isn’t just another news conference,” said Environment and Public Works Committee Chair James Inhofe R-Okla., on growing support for
A bipartisan pair of senators introduced a bill Wednesday that would create a new “national nurse” position tasked with preventing diseases like obesity and heart disease. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) said the national nurse would focus on education to help to curb the growing
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Thursday will introduce legislation aimed at protecting students who are interested in technical careers from being enrolled in “predatory” schools. The Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act would crack down on school programs that pledge to train students for technical careers but lack accreditation. A
Senate Democrats are renewing their push to keep electronic cigarettes out of the hands of children more than one year after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pledged to do so. The FDA is “dragging its feet” on new regulations that would prohibit stores from selling e-cigarettes to children under
Washington (AP) — A bipartisan bill to update regulation of harmful chemicals for the first time in nearly 40 years won approval from a Senate committee Tuesday, moving it closer to a vote in the full Senate.The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the bill, 15-5. Four Democrats joined
Seven senators are pushing Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Bob McDonald to grant benefits for Agent Orange exposure to a group of post-Vietnam veterans. Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) said that
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