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On tonight’s Five on 5, we are joined by Senator Jeff Merkley to discuss town halls throughout southern Oregon, Chinese surveillance balloons and more.

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley addressed the homeless in a town hall Saturday in Roseburg. This comes after Governor Tina Kotek declared the homeless crisis an emergency weeks ago. Senator Merkley was at Umpqua Community College where he spoke with the community about tackling the challenges of housing. “Really,

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D – Oregon) visited the Rogue Valley on Sunday to speak to constituents at Lone Pine Elementary School in Medford about their concerns. It continued a series of town halls Merkley has taken throughout the state to share his work for Oregon in Congress. The work includes local infrastructure projects

MEDFORD, Ore – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley was in the Rogue Valley for a pair of in-person town halls. In his first round of in-person town halls this weekend since the pandemic began, Senator Merkley honored Mercy Flights Explorers Post 131. The program trains kids ages 14 to 20 on

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Senator Jeff Merkley commented on the Chinese spy balloon that first appeared over Montana during a town hall at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg Saturday. The order to shoot down the balloon was given by President Joe Biden on Wednesday but was delayed due to safety concerns with falling debris.

WINCHESTER —U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley started off his town hall meeting Saturday at Umpqua Community College by giving recognition to Wayne Elsworth of Umpqua Heart and his work with the homeless community at Sutherlin’s Hastins Village. “I like to put a spotlight on an organization that is doing important work

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley was in Douglas County Saturday afternoon for his first local in-person Town Hall in over 3 years. Merkley conducted the annual event virtually after the COVID-19 pandemic began. His last local in-person Town Hall was January 2nd, 2020 and was held at Sutherlin High School. Well