Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $630,000 in Recovery Act Funds to Expand Broadband Internet Access to Rural Marion County
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded Oregon $628,860 in Recovery Act funds to bring broadband internet access to portions of Marion County. The Broadband Infrastructure grant and accompanying loan will help the Gervais Telephone
Financial regulation: Taking it to the Bernanke – Editorial
Sen. Jeff Merkley would not disagree that Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has done a solid job in the past year steering the American economy away from complete collapse. But there is, the Oregon Democrat insists, a small complication. “He helped set the house on fire,” says Merkley about Bernanke.
Merkley Praises Obama’s Nomination of Oregonian Dr. Earl Weener to National Transportation Board
Washington, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley applauded the decision by President Obama to nominate fellow Oregonian Dr. Earl Weener to the open Republican seat on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Dr. Weener, a resident of Sherwood, Oregon, has dedicated his career to improving airplane and pilot safety and
Rebuilding the Financial Foundation for Our Families
Mr. President, I rise today to oppose the nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Fed. I do so as a member of the Banking Committee who voted against his nomination in that committee, because I researched his record, and on that record I believe that Ben Bernanke is
Q&A: Sen. Jeff Merkley on Bernanke Confirmation Battle
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D., Ore.) last month became the first Democrat to oppose Ben Bernanke’s confirmation for a second term as Federal Reserve chairman. (The leading liberal against Bernanke, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, is an independent.) He’s been joined now by three other Democrats and a growing list of
Merkley opposes a second term as Fed chairman for Bernanke
WASHINGTON — Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley said Friday he would vote against granting a second term to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, concluding that Bernanke was partly to blame for the nation’s deep recession and that he is ill-equipped to lead a recovery. In explaining his decision in a floor
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