A medida que toma forma el gabinete de Donald Trump, interviene el senador Jeff Merkley, demócrata de Oregón. Dice que está "profundamente preocupado" por la elección de Ben Carson para liderar Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. RACHEL MARTIN, PRESENTADORA: Ahora que el presidente electo Donald Trump ha nominado algunas de sus opciones para cargos en el gabinete, el Senado
El senador Jeff Merkley, el joven demócrata de Oregón, ve con malos ojos la estrategia de sus colegas republicanos de derogar inmediatamente la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio, pero retrasar la fecha de vigencia. Los republicanos no quieren que “los millones afectados por la derogación sufran antes de las próximas elecciones, por lo que lo empujan más allá
A proposal from a top U.S. banking regulator to allow financial-technology companies to apply for bank charters drew a range of reactions on Friday from industry executives, policy makers, attorneys and advocacy groups. Here are a few of the early takes on the proposal: Favorable/Positive · Ken Rees, chief executive of online
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump selected a former Goldman Sachs trader and Hollywood financier as secretary of the Treasury on Wednesday, handing Democrats a high-profile target to make the case that Trump is abandoning his populist campaign promises to clear out monied elites and make Washington work for the average
WASHINGTON – Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has joined an amicus brief of 20 current and former members of Congress supporting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s appeal of a judicial decision that threatens its independent structure. The brief was filed this week in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The brief
Sen. Jeff Merkley slammed Donald Trump ‘s selection of Steve Mnuchin for Treasury secretary on Wednesday. “This man is an expert on how to make money in predatory lending and putting him in charge — it is absolutely the opposite of draining the swamp. It is filling the swamp with
Oregon’s two U.S. Senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, today wrote to Attorney General Loretta Lynch asking that her agency, the U.S. Department of Justice, address the reported increase in hate crimes and hate incidents. Here’s an excerpt from their letter:
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) wasted no time in pushing back against President-elect Donald Trump. On Nov. 17, Merkley took to the Senate floor to implore Trump to dump Stephen Bannon, the former Breitbart News chairman whom Trump named his chief strategist. “Don’t bring white supremacists or deeply prejudiced individuals into your
Los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, junto con los senadores Barbara Boxer, demócrata por California, Dianne Feinstein, demócrata por California, Patty Murray, demócrata por Washington, Maria Cantwell, demócrata por Washington, y Edward J. Markey, D-Mass, escribió al Presidente Obama, instándolo a ejercer su autoridad bajo la Ley de Tierras de la Plataforma Continental Exterior para retirar permanentemente la Costa Oeste de
At least 120 House Democrats have signed a letter demanding President-elect Donald Trump rescind his appointment of Breitbart News chief Steve Bannon as chief strategist. The effort was led by Rhode Island Representative David Cicilline, while Democrats in the Senate have also spoken out. Cicilline is reportedly circulating the letter, which
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