Oregon’s junior U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley denounced president-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of Stephen Bannon, a man with ties to the alt-right movement and white nationalism, to a top post in Trump’s administration. “There should be no sugarcoating the truth here: Donald Trump just invited a white nationalist into the highest
Democratic members of Congress are calling for President-elect Donald Trump to rescind his appointment of conservative news executive Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon was among one of the first lawmakers to condemn the appointment in a statement Monday. “There should be no sugarcoating the
Debería ser más fácil ahorrar dinero para la jubilación. Todos podemos estar de acuerdo en eso, ¿verdad? Pero aproximadamente la mitad de todos los estadounidenses que trabajan en el sector privado no tienen acceso a un plan de jubilación basado en el empleador como un 401(k). La legislación federal para aumentar esos números no ha significado mucho.
El condado de Morrow y otros nueve condados rurales de Oregón recibirán subvenciones de $50,000 para proporcionar a los veteranos acceso gratuito a citas médicas. El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, demócrata, anunció que este es el tercer año en que el Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos de Oregón recibe la subvención federal de transporte altamente rural de Asuntos de Veteranos. El estado
US Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have announced that 13 Oregon agricultural businesses will receive a total of $1.9 million in grants to help them grow and expand. The grants will be provided through the US Department of Agriculture’s Value-Added Producer Grant Program, which is designed to help farmers,
A bipartisan group of congressional members and candidates is filing a federal suit Friday against the Federal Election Commission, seeking to force the agency to act on a complaint it brought against 10 super PACs in July. The maneuver is part of a legal strategy aimed at rolling back SpeechNow.org v. FEC, the
WASHINGTON—Advocates and opponents are gearing up for a life or death battle over a problematic Affordable Care Act in 2017, and the idea of a government option in health insurance is gaining some traction among Democratic legislators. Almost seven years ago, Congress and President Barack Obama undertook a health overhaul
El Senado de los EE. UU. busca páginas para estudiantes Los estudiantes de tercer y cuarto año de secundaria que deseen trabajar para el Senado de los EE. UU. pueden poner sus nombres en el sombrero ahora. El senador Jeff Merkley, demócrata por Oregon, está aceptando solicitudes de estudiantes para unirse al programa de búsqueda del Senado de verano de 2017. Las páginas ayudan a entregar proyectos de ley, correspondencia y material legislativo.
Wells Fargo’s legal troubles are building, the San Francisco bank confirmed on Thursday, noting that the Securities and Exchange Commission is now looking into its sham accounts scandal. The bank has struggled to contain the damage from its acknowledgement in September that thousands of its employees opened accounts customers didn’t ask for,
The Securities and Exchange Commission is probing whether Wells Fargo & Co. violated rules around investor disclosures and other matters relating to its recent sales tactics scandal, people familiar with the matter said. The SEC sent requests for information to the bank asking for documents in recent weeks, following three Democratic senators’ calls in late September for the SEC to
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