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CONNECT TO CONGRESS: SEN. MERKLEY ON OREGON GOP WALKOUT, FAGAN RESIGNATION

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 By:  Brandon Kamerman KVAL EUGENE, Ore. – Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) weighed in on the GOP walkout in the Oregon State Senate, which reached Day 7 on Tuesday. As a former Speaker of the Oregon House, Merkley said he was disappointed in the state Republicans, blasting their

MERKLEY, HUFFMAN, GRIJALVA, BARRAGÁN SOUND THE ALARM ON CONTINUED EXPANSION OF LIQUEFIED FOSSIL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE, CITE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONCERNS

Lawmakers: “It is important that frontline communities are meaningfully and proactively engaged throughout environmental reviews for LNG infrastructure.” Monday, May 8, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-07), and Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44), led 40 colleagues in a bicameral

DEMOCRATS PRESS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ON CLIMATE IMPACT OF LNG BUILDOUT

Monday, May 8, 2023 Reuters WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) – Dozens of Democratic lawmakers on Monday called on the Biden administration to consider the climate and environmental justice impacts of the expansion of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. The 44 lawmakers, including Senators Jeffrey Merkley, Edward Markey and Representatives

USDA TO PLACE A $52 MILLION ORDER FOR OREGON SEAFOOD

Monday, May 8, 2023 By:  Gold Meadows KVAL Oregon lawmakers lead the way to the approval of $52 million to purchase Oregon seafood products. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden led the charge to have the products purchased by the United States Department of Agriculture for distribution to food assistance

MERKLEY COSPONSORS BILL TO LOWER FEDERAL TAX BURDEN FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES

Thursday, May 4, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and John Boozman (R-AR), teamed up Thursday to introduce the bipartisan Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act, legislation to ensure that nurses in the federal Nurse Corps are not required to

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