El senador de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, se une a un grupo de ocho senadores que exigen un escrutinio de la decisión del IRS de contratar a Equifax, recientemente incumplida. El IRS otorgó un contrato sin licitación de $7.25 millones de dólares para verificar las identidades de los contribuyentes y ayudar a prevenir el fraude fiscal. Equifax ha estado en las noticias
El candidato del presidente Donald Trump para dirigir la oficina de aire y radiación de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental dijo el miércoles a un comité del Senado que aún existen dudas sobre si las actividades humanas están contribuyendo significativamente al cambio climático, una afirmación falsa que han hecho muchos otros funcionarios de la administración. En su audiencia de confirmación, William
Los cuatro senadores de Oregón y California, todos demócratas, aumentaron la presión sobre la administración Trump el miércoles para que apruebe la asistencia por desastre para los pescadores de salmón a lo largo de 200 millas de costa. En abril, el Consejo de Administración Pesquera del Pacífico, que administra las temporadas costeras de salmón, recomendó cerrar completamente la pesca costera y comercial de salmón a lo largo de un área igual
Many Democratic leaders, including two from Oregon, implored Congress to take action Monday after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas that left 58 dead and more than 500 injured. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi addressed a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, urging him to “create a Select Committee
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon was recently honored by the National Farmers Union with the Golden Triangle Award, recognizing the senator as a farm champion in Congress for his leadership and dedication to improving the livelihoods of family farmers and ranchers, according to a press release. “This has been
The Eagle Creek wildfire apparently started with a single act of youthful irresponsibility. But sparks from that devastatingly negligent deed landed in a cherished place of shared responsibility, and the rest of us must ask ourselves whether we’ve done everything we can to protect that particular treasure. The question extends
Western senators, led by Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo and Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, are launching a full-court press to get a fix for the nation’s wildfire funding system through Congress now, while the nation is still gasping from a record fire season and coping with disasters from Texas to Florida
HOOD RIVER, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are calling for BNSF Raliway to halt the transportation of oil and other hazardous materials through the Columbia River Gorge and cite the Eagle Creek Fire as the reason. The Eagle Creek Fire, which erupted September 2, has
(CNN)Pleading for passage of his version of the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, Sen. Lindsey Graham is the one who, unintentionally, has telegraphed the lasting impact of the 2016 Democratic presidential contest.”It’s either this,” he said of the Graham-Cassidy bill in a radio interview with Breitbart News, or “we’re
Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., issued the following statement Monday after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released their analysis of the latest Republican health care bill: Advertisement “Even though Republicans tried to rush the CBO so that they wouldn’t be able to give the full details on this diabolical proposal, the
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