Two weeks removed from a mid-session recess, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is back in Washington, D.C. He spoke with our newsroom about the issues he will be focusing on in the coming weeks. Merkley continues to decry a plan proposed by House Republicans that would eliminate the IRS and replace
A bipartisan effort is underway to provide relief to local fishermen, seafood processors, and those facing food insecurity across the country. Last month, lawmakers including Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requesting the purchase of West Coast seafood products for the
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley says there’s plenty for Congress and the American people to do on matters from physical and mental health to carbon-free energy, climate change and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Merkley covered a wide range of issues during an hourlong meeting attended by more than 100 people
Marion County residents brought their concerns about mental health funding, the war in Ukraine and catalytic converters to U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s town hall in Salem on Monday, Feb. 6. It was the senator’s 15th town hall this year, and his 519th town hall since taking office in 2009. Merkley
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, standing front, listens to a question from a commercial fisherman who was concerned that plans to bring offshore wind to the Oregon Coast could impact not only the fishing industry but the quality of life of those who live here. Merkley said he agreed with many
On tonight’s Five on 5, we are joined by Senator Jeff Merkley to discuss town halls throughout southern Oregon, Chinese surveillance balloons and more.
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley addressed the homeless in a town hall Saturday in Roseburg. This comes after Governor Tina Kotek declared the homeless crisis an emergency weeks ago. Senator Merkley was at Umpqua Community College where he spoke with the community about tackling the challenges of housing. “Really,
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D – Oregon) visited the Rogue Valley on Sunday to speak to constituents at Lone Pine Elementary School in Medford about their concerns. It continued a series of town halls Merkley has taken throughout the state to share his work for Oregon in Congress. The work includes local infrastructure projects
MEDFORD, Ore – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley was in the Rogue Valley for a pair of in-person town halls. In his first round of in-person town halls this weekend since the pandemic began, Senator Merkley honored Mercy Flights Explorers Post 131. The program trains kids ages 14 to 20 on
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