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WASHINGTON – A medida que se acerca el Día del Trabajo, el Senador Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., anunció el jueves que presentará una nueva legislación para asegurarse de que los trabajadores obtengan una parte justa de las ganancias que crean al enfrentar las enormes disparidades salariales entre los directores ejecutivos y los trabajadores. La Ley de Reparto Justo para los Trabajadores aumentaría la tasa del impuesto de sociedades

Oregonians in the marijuana business know all too well the problems that arise when the nation’s banking system is unavailable to an industry. So, too, does Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Portland, and his Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act is a step toward preventing those problems. The bill got a

Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley discussed new legislation he’s sponsoring to stop drug companies from charging American patients more than what people pay for pharmaceuticals in other countries. During a roundtable in Portland on Monday, Merkley and health care professionals and advocates discussed the hardships many seniors face when trying to

PORTLAND, Ore. — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, says he’s working to lower the cost of prescription drugs and on Monday, he held a roundtable discussing how prices have affected Oregonians. Meals on Wheels hosted the meeting. Merkley was joined by medical professionals and people who say they can’t afford their

The Trump administration unveiled a new rule Wednesday that allows the government to detain children until they can be deported, stripping away current legal protections for youths and possibly leading to indefinite detention. The rule would gut the so-called Flores settlement, a 22-year-old federal court agreement that requires that children