Jeff Merkley Senator for Oregon
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Trump alarma a la comunidad defensora del control de armas con un tuit sobre armas nucleares

22 de diciembre de 2016

The arms-control community is sounding the alarm on President-elect Donald Trump calling for the United States to “greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability.” “This is a how arms races begin,” warned Joe Cirincione, president of nuclear nonproliferation group the Ploughshares Fund. On Thursday afternoon, Trump tweeted that “the United States must greatly

Congress awards $30M in grants

22 de diciembre de 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Lands Access Program has awarded the Oregon Department of Transportation more than $30 million to improve access to federal lands in the Columbia River Gorge. The funding includes $29 million to complete a new portion of the Historic Columbia River Highway Trail and connect it

Merkley and the hounds

21 de diciembre de 2016

Jeff Merkley made headlines last April when he became the first U.S. senator to endorse Bernie Sanders for president. As April turned to May, it became apparent that the Oregon Democrat would be the only senator in Sanders’ corner. Hillary Clinton’s victory at the Democratic National Convention, and poll-fed confidence

The 2016 Progressive Honor Roll

20 de diciembre de 2016

Yes, the election results were generally awful. But the untold story of 2016 is that grassroots activists, bold campaigners, and the movements they embraced frequently prevailed—and their successes showed progressives how to press forward even in the most frustrating and difficult of times. Our 2016 honor roll of the most

Merkley y Wyden celebran el ayuntamiento en South Medford High School

16 de diciembre de 2016

Hace unos años, tras el fin del cierre del gobierno federal, el senador Ron Wyden (demócrata por Oregon) dijo a los periodistas su próximo paso: dialogar con estudiantes de secundaria sobre temas importantes en un foro municipal. "Nos dijeron que podríamos pasar aproximadamente una semana en casa", dijo Wyden.

Senate Democrats seek complaints about Mnuchin, the so-called ‘foreclosure king’

16 de diciembre de 2016

Senate Democrats are asking members of the public for complaints about Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Treasury, in a move that reveals how much they plan to focus on his involvement with a failed subprime mortgage lender. Democrats set up a web site on Friday regarding Steven Mnuchin and California-headquartered

Demócratas del Senado: ¿Le dolió el 'Rey de las ejecuciones hipotecarias' Steve Mnuchin?

16 de diciembre de 2016

Senate Democrats are dubbing President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin the “Foreclosure King” on a new website they’ve set up to solicit public complaints from people allegedly hurt by Mnuchin’s past work in financial services. Mnuchin– the former chief executive officer and chairman of OneWest Bank– was accused

Senate Dems seek divestment blind trust for Trump’s assets

15 de diciembre de 2016

Five Democratic senators on Thursday unveiled a bill they plan to release next month that would require Donald Trump to divest assets that risk a conflict of interest and place the proceeds in a blind trust as well as require his appointees to step aside from official decisions that could

Los legisladores dan la bienvenida a la eliminación de la burocracia del VA para los RN avanzados

14 de diciembre de 2016

WASHINGTON – Los senadores Jeff Merkley (D-OR) y Dick Durbin (D-IL), y el representante Peter DeFazio (D-OR) dieron la bienvenida a la noticia el miércoles de que el Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos implementará una de las propuestas clave de la junta bipartidista de Veteranos. Ley de mejora del personal de atención médica, patrocinada por Merkley y el senador Mike Rounds (R-SD), que ayuda a

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