WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Labor Day approaches, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that he will be introducing new legislation to make sure workers get a fair share of the profits they create by taking on massive pay disparities between CEOs and workers. The Fair Share for Workers Act would
WASHINGTON – As Labor Day approaches, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Thursday that he will be introducing new legislation to make sure workers get a fair share of the profits they create by taking on massive pay disparities between CEOs and workers. The Fair Share for Workers Act would raise the corporate tax rate
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon State University will receive more than $400,000 in federal funds to research how large earthquakes, like ones that could strike in the Cascadia Subduction Zone, would affect the western electrical grid. “At a time that
PORTLAND, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley on Monday hosted a roundtable discussion on the high cost of prescription drugs in Oregon and across America, gathering experts who provided insights on how and why drug prices have risen, and hearing from patients who have been impacted by them. “As
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after NBC News reported that the Trump administration is shifting millions in funding away from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in order to fund its extremist immigration agenda, including thousands more detention beds and costs associated with its
Oregonians in the marijuana business know all too well the problems that arise when the nation’s banking system is unavailable to an industry. So, too, does Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Portland, and his Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act is a step toward preventing those problems. The bill got a
Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley discussed new legislation he’s sponsoring to stop drug companies from charging American patients more than what people pay for pharmaceuticals in other countries. During a roundtable in Portland on Monday, Merkley and health care professionals and advocates discussed the hardships many seniors face when trying to
PORTLAND, Ore. — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, says he’s working to lower the cost of prescription drugs and on Monday, he held a roundtable discussing how prices have affected Oregonians. Meals on Wheels hosted the meeting. Merkley was joined by medical professionals and people who say they can’t afford their
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today sent to the White House the names of four finalists for a vacant seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The four finalists were chosen after review by a bipartisan selection committee comprised of attorneys appointed
The Trump administration unveiled a new rule Wednesday that allows the government to detain children until they can be deported, stripping away current legal protections for youths and possibly leading to indefinite detention. The rule would gut the so-called Flores settlement, a 22-year-old federal court agreement that requires that children
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