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Merkley to Hold Town Hall in Yamhill County

Portland, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall in Yamhill County on Wednesday, March 20. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America. “In our

As Merkley Continues Investigation of Child Detention, Senator Calls on Nielsen to End Watch List Targeting Reporters and Lawyers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today addressed what he called “stunning reports” of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) watch list targeting 59 reporters, legal aid attorneys, and immigration rights activists for surveillance and harassment at the southern border, calling on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen

As Merkley Continues Investigation of Child Detention, Senator Calls on Nielsen to End Watch List Targeting Reporters and Lawyers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today addressed what he called “stunning reports” of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) watch list targeting 59 reporters, legal aid attorneys, and immigration rights activists for surveillance and harassment at the southern border, calling on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen

Merkley, Bonamici, Pallone, Slotkin Introduce Bill to Ban Asbestos Now

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), today introduced the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019, legislation that would ban the mining, importation, use, and distribution in commerce of

Sucker recovery project involves floating solar aeration systems

Klamath Falls, Ore. – An Oregon Tech professor wants to use solar power to help boost populations of endangered sucker fish on Upper Klamath Lake. Professor Mason Terry is the director of the Oregon Renewable Energy Center at Oregon Tech. He’s working on ways to help endangered shortnose and Lost

Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Veterans Agent Orange Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced they are co-sponsoring a bipartisan bill that would provide health care benefits to additional veterans who served decades ago in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Their bill would move the start date for the presumption of service connection

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