{"id":25288,"date":"2026-09-01T12:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=25288"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:45:24","slug":"merkley-bringing-stop-the-corruption-town-hall-meetings-to-portland-springfield-medford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-bringing-stop-the-corruption-town-hall-meetings-to-portland-springfield-medford\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley Bringing \u2018Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings\u2019 to Portland, Springfield, Medford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PORTLAND, OR \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold \u2018Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings\u2019 in Portland, Springfield, and Medford on Thursday, September 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cOur democratic republic works best when elected officials work for the public good, not the elected official\u2019s personal profit,\u201d<\/strong> said Merkley. \u201c<strong>Trump and his family abuse his office and official connections to rake in billions for themselves at every turn, while making life more expensive for hard-working Americans. During the \u2018Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings,\u2019 we invite Oregonians to come share their ideas for how to restore \u2018government by and for the people.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>At each event, Merkley will provide a brief update about the extent of corruption and discuss proposed solutions, before turning to attendees to discuss the impact of corruption and why it must be stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the U.S. Senate, Merkley has led the charge to end public corruption\u2014including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/committee-advances-peters-hawley-merkley-and-ossoff-bipartisan-legislation-to-ban-member-stock-trading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">preventing lawmakers from trading stocks<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-and-schumer-lead-the-charge-to-end-crypto-corruption-by-trump-other-elected-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">banning cryptocurrency-related corruption by elected officials at the highest levels of the federal government<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/new-merkley-raskin-legislation-bans-gambling-on-elections-sports-war-and-government-activity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cracking down on&nbsp;the dangers that prediction markets pose to our democracy<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-colleagues-reintroduce-updated-disclose-act-to-end-corrupting-influence-of-dark-money-in-american-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">getting dark money out of politics<\/a>, y&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-colleagues-lead-the-charge-to-establish-binding-code-of-ethics-for-u-s-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reforming the Supreme Court<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Details about Merkley\u2019s \u2018Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meeting\u2019 are as follows, with additional details to be sent to local media ahead of each event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Thursday, September 10:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Portland \u2018Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meeting\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time: 9:00 am PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Location: East Portland Community Center \u2013 Gym<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>740 SE 106th Ave, Portland, OR 97216<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Springfield \u2018Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meeting\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time: 12:45 pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Location: Bob Keefer Center \u2013 Gym<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>250 S 32nd St, Springfield, OR 97478<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Medford \u2018Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meeting\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time: 5:15 pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Location: Abraham Lincoln Elementary \u2013 Gym<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3101 McLoughlin Dr, Medford, OR 97504<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PORTLAND, OR \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold \u2018Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings\u2019 in Portland, Springfield, and Medford on Thursday, September 10. \u201cOur democratic republic works best when elected officials work for the public good, not the elected official\u2019s personal profit,\u201d said Merkley. \u201cTrump and his family abuse his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":24868,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[118,47],"class_list":["post-25288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-delivering-for-oregon","tag-protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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