{"id":22087,"date":"2025-05-02T14:24:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T18:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=22087"},"modified":"2025-05-02T14:24:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T18:24:54","slug":"merkley-announces-central-oregon-town-halls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-announces-central-oregon-town-halls\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley Announces Central Oregon Town Halls\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley\u202fannounced today he will hold three town halls for Oregonians in Jefferson, Crook, and Deschutes counties on Saturday, May 10.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merkley will be joined by U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum for the Deschutes County town hall in Sisters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-announces-early-april-town-halls\/__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!Ptr_4aD35cpJac6D6N-6kw_aq2PXTgA301Fum8deDTqRavEIRrBCOrfr3TgLAdVYVVdBDvZB9NJsthq68zVbDei0LiYYkEVInDYyb2-3dyM$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">three rescheduled events<\/a> in Central Oregon continue Merkley\u2019s 2025\u202ftown\u202fhall\u202ftour, where he\u2019s holding a community conversation in each of the state\u2019s 36 counties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThere is nothing like holding town halls directly in the communities where Oregonians live and work to get to the heart of the ideas, issues, and priorities that matter most to them. That\u2019s why I hold a town hall for every Oregon county, every year,\u201d\u202f<strong>dijo Merkley.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve held over 600 of these conversations since Oregonians first sent me to the Senate, and each one helps fuel my fight for working families, shape policies and ideas for bills, and keeps me laser-focused on where to target federal resources to meet local needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThese direct community conversations also provide respectful, safe spaces for people to express their unique points of view and open folks up to new perspectives\u2014essential to healing divisions and moving our state forward together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI look forward to speaking with Oregonians from all walks of life in their communities.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Since taking office in 2009, Senator Merkley has kept his promise to hold an open\u202ftown\u202fhall\u202ffor each of Oregon\u2019s 36 counties every year.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His upcoming town hall conversations are as follows, with additional details to be sent to local media ahead of each event:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Saturday, May 10:<\/u><\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ayuntamiento del condado de Jefferson<\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiempo:<\/em>10 a.m. hora del Pac\u00edfico&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ubicaci\u00f3n:<\/em>Centro de Artes Esc\u00e9nicas de Madr\u00e1s \u2013 Auditorio&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>412 SE Buff Street, Madras, OR 97741&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ayuntamiento del condado de Crook<\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiempo:<\/em>1 pm hora del Pac\u00edfico&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ubicaci\u00f3n:<\/em>Escuela primaria Barnes Butte<strong><em>\u202f<\/em><\/strong>- Gimnasia&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1875 NE Ironhorse Drive, Prineville, OR 97754&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ayuntamiento del condado de Deschutes \u2013<em>con la representante estadounidense Janelle Bynum<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiempo:<\/em>5:30 p. m. hora del Pac\u00edfico&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ubicaci\u00f3n:<strong>\u202f<\/strong><\/em>Escuela secundaria Sisters<strong><em>\u202f<\/em><\/strong>- Gimnasia&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1700 W. 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