WASHINGTON — Working mothers who still are breastfeeding will get a break — and a place to take it — thanks to a provision that Sen. Jeff Merkley fought to include in the Senate health care bill. The Oregon Democrat said he would be available to help hammer out the
SEASIDE – From health care to campaign finance reform, with a little energy conservation thrown in, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., fielded a variety of questions thrown at him during a town hall meeting in Seaside Saturday. Nearly 50 people attending the town hall at Seaside High School had the
VA Roseburg Healthcare System officials say the facility has already taken steps to speed up the conducting of physical exams needed by veterans requesting disability benefits in the wake of a federal audit that reported long delays. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have called for an expedited investigation
WASHINGTON — Two senators introduced legislation Wednesday echoing calls from the Obama administration to bar taxpayer-insured banks and their affiliates and subsidiaries from engaging in proprietary trading. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D., Ore.) and Carl Levin (D., Mich.), is designed to “make banking boring again,” according to
WASHINGTON – Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden begged the federal government Tuesday for “immediate and coordinated” assistance to help Klamath Basin farmers and the environment cope with a drought of “historic magnitude.” The plea came in a joint letter to three cabinet secretaries whose agencies have direct involvement
WASHINGTON – Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley Wednesday joined a growing effort on Capitol Hill to force the military to end its controversial “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy for gays, arguing that abolishing the standard brings both equality to the armed forces and improved national security. Wyden was
WASHINGTON — Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley added his name today to a bipartisan chorus criticizing a Senate proposal giving the Federal Reserve power to police banks and other financial institutions from abusing consumers. In a statement and in comments on the latest proposal from Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., Merkley said
Liberal senators and advocacy groups cautioned Thursday that they would not support a compromise on financial reform legislation unless it sufficiently empowered a proposed federal regulator to protect consumers of mortgages, credit cards and other loans. The chairman of the Senate banking committee, Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), and the White
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke continued his testimony on Capitol Hill today in front of the Senate Banking Committee. Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, a committee member, tells Bill Radke about concerns he’s had with Bernanke’s leadership. TEXT OF INTERVIEW BILL RADKE: Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke continues his testimony
Senator Jeff Merkley got a chance to quiz Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke Thursday as Bernanke talked to the Senate Banking Committee about money policy. Merkley was the first Senate Democrat to oppose Bernanke’s continuing in a second term as Fed Chair. But their interaction Thursday was collegial. Merkley compared the
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