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Merkley, Wyden, Walden Applaud House Passage of Legislation to Correct Historic Travesty Inflicted on the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation

September 22, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representative Greg Walden, today applauded the House passage of the 1865 Treaty ification Act, legislation that would finally ify the fraudulent Treaty with Middle Oregon Tribes, which prohibited members of the Warm Springs Tribe from leaving

Oregon Senators Urge FCC to ‘Bridge the Digital Divide’ on Native Lands

September 22, 2020

Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden issued a press release on September 15 highlighting the need for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to improve access to technology on Native lands:    “U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are calling on federal officials to expedite broadband connectivity to Native communities to improve access to telemedicine, online

Oregon Delegation Pushes Federal Emergency Management Agency for Urgently Needed Housing Assistance as State Reels from Unprecedented Wildfire Damage

September 21, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader, and Suzanne Bonamici, are pressing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deploy robust transitional housing options to ensure affordable, stable housing as communities begin to rebuild in the

Wyden, Merkley Urge Investigation of Alleged Forced Hysterectomies at ICE Facility

September 21, 2020

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Merkley have joined more than 40 other senators to call on the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general to expeditiously investigate a whistleblower complaint alleging forced hysterectomies at the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Ocilla, Ga. “Forced sterilizations infringe on reproductive rights

Oregon lawmakers push FEMA for urgent housing assistance due to fires

September 21, 2020

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader, and Suzanne Bonamici, all D-Ore., are pressing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deploy robust transitional housing options to ensure affordable, stable housing as communities begin to rebuild in the wake of

U-S House Passes Bill To ify Warm Springs Treaty Of 1865

September 21, 2020

Greg Walden Statement on House Passage of Bill to ify Fraudulent Warm Springs Treaty  Bill would ify the underhanded 1865 agreement and reinforce the validity of the 1855 treaty  WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released the following statement after the House passed the 1865 Treaty ification Act. The legislation, for which Walden introduced companion legislation in the House in

U-S Senate Votes to Name Bend VA Clinic In Honor Of Robert Maxwell

September 21, 2020

Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley, Ron Wyden and Congressman Greg Walden announced Friday the U-S Senate approved naming the Bend VA clinic in honor of the late Robert Maxwell. The World War 2 veteran was a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor and worked as a schoolteacher in Bend for

Merkley Statement on the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

September 18, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “I am stunned, devastated, and crushed by the news of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing. This is an unfathomable loss for our country. “Ruth Bader Ginsburg will go

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