Paris Hilton walked up a 4-by-4 imitation cinder-block solitary confinement cell erected on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning, zipped on a black sweatshirt with the word “warrior” bedazzled on the back and shut herself in — her knees curled into her chest as she wiped away
Nearly a quarter of the Senate is pushing their leadership to include language that would make it easier for banks to do business with cannabis companies as lawmakers negotiate a China competitiveness bill. In a letter organized by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), who both hail from
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Department of Interior, released the following statement today after the Department of Interior released Volume 1 of a report being compiled as part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. This
WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the Senate failed to advance legislation to codify the right to legal abortion care: “Today, every senator was presented with a choice: to defend Americans’ right to privacy and abortion rights, or to put politicians in the
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkle was recently joined by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader, Suzanne Bonamici, and Cliff Bentz in a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland calling for a renewed commitment to the Western Oregon Operating Plan. Set to expire in
Oregon’s two senators, both Democrats, voted on the losing side as the Senate failed to advance federal legislation to bar restrictions on abortion this week. The vote on S 4132 on Wednesday, May 11, was 51 against — all 50 Republicans plus Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who opposes
EUGENE, Ore. — Earlier Wednesday, the Senate held a vote on whether to codify Roe v Wade and protect the right to an abortion nationwide. “This is an intrusive overreach of the federal government trying to put itself into the bedroom and the examination room, and we have to say hell
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has teamed up with Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), and David Joyce (R-OH) to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing National Nurses Week. The resolution honors and celebrates the important contributions of America’s nurses to safe,
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Oregon counties will receive more than $82 million in payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) for school and road maintenance, youth job training, wildfire prevention, watershed restoration and habitat conservation. “For the better part of
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley launched the process for nominating young Oregonians to the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and the United States Naval Academy for an appointment to the Class of 2027. “There are
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