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Curry County Town Hall

Senator Merkley will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America. Port Orford Community Hall 419 Eleventh St. Port Orford, OR 97465

Coos County Town Hall

Senator Merkley will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America. Coquille Community Center, small auditorium 115 N. Birch St. Coquille, OR 97423

Merkley Blasts FDA E-Cigarette Flavor Announcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), released the following statement after the FDA announced an e-cigarette policy on flavors that fell far short of a previously planned ban on the flavors that have been

Douglas County Town Hall

Senator Merkley will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America. Sutherlin High School, gym 500 E. Fourth Ave. Sutherlin, OR 97479

Sen. Jeff Merkley plans three town halls in Central Oregon

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley will host 12 town halls to start the new year, including appearances in Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties on Saturday. Merkley’s first appearance in Central Oregon is scheduled for 9 a.m. at Ridgeview High School in Redmond. At noon he will speak at Madras Performing Arts

Congressional Visit: Sen. Merkley to hold Curry town hall

Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley plans to kick off 2020 with 12 town halls across Southern and Central Oregon, including one in Curry County. The town halls will be Jan. 2 through 5, in Douglas, Coos, Curry, Josephine, Jackson, Klamath, Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, Wheeler, Grant, and Gilliam counties. According to

How Oregon gains from $1.3 trillion in new federal spending

Setting a budget for 2020? It’s just a bit different on Capitol Hill. With the passage into law of two massive spending bills earlier this month, the feds have nailed down more than $1.3 trillion in outlays for the 2020 fiscal year, which ends in September. And both sides of the aisle have plenty

Oregon ground fishing fleet could get loan-interest relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bipartisan language was added to the 2020 spending bill Dec. 16 that will forgive more than $10 million in accrued loan interest that was forced on the Pacific Coast groundfishing fleet. The language included in the 2020 spending bill was presented by Oregon’s Democratic Reps. Peter DeFazio

Sen. Jeff Merkley to hold town hall meet in Sutherlin Jan. 2

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall at 10 a.m. Jan. 2 in the Sutherlin High School gym, 500 E. Fourth Ave. The town hall is one of 12 across Southern and Central Oregon that Merkley will hold to kick off 2020. Merkley will update constituents on his

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