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Merkley, Senators Introduce Correct the Census Count Act to End Prison Gerrymandering

Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today joined Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Robert Menendez (D-NJ),Patty Murray (D-WA), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Bob Casey (D-PA) to introduce the Correct the Census Count Act—legislation to end the practice of “prison gerrymandering,” which skews congressional and legislative districts by counting prisoners as residents of the location where they

Wyden, Merkley seek permanent funding of Land, Water Conservation Fund

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues to introduce landmark legislation to permanently and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and address the nearly $12 billion maintenance backlog in our national parks and other land management

Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Press Trump on Coronavirus Disaster Declaration

Washington, D.C.—Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with dozens of their Senate colleagues, today sent a letter to President Trump urging the president to immediately consider any coronavirus-related disaster declaration requests. Presidential disaster declarations would enable affected states to tap into the $42.6 billion currently available in the

SENATORS, WALDEN PUSH FOR AID TO EASTERN OREGON COUNTIES

Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Congressman Greg Walden, are pushing for emergency aid for flood-stricken eastern Oregon. A release from the members of Congress said they are asking the Trump administration for an expedited review of the “presidential major disaster declaration” that Oregon Governor Kate Brown

Merkley, Bonamici work to feed kids during pandemic

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As the coronavirus spreads, questions swirl over if and when schools should close. To date, Oregon health officials emphasize the importance of not attending schools, going to work or public gatherings if you’re sick. But there has been no call to close schools during this outbreak.

Merkley, Wyden, Walden Push for Emergency Aid for Flood-Stricken Eastern Oregon

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, with Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR-5), are pushing the Trump administration for an expedited review of the “presidential major disaster declaration” that Oregon Governor Kate Brown requested for three Oregon counties and a tribal nation that suffered severe damage from

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