Wyden, Merkley Raise Alarm Over Loss of Mental Health Access in Eastern Oregon
Senators: Trump and congressional Republicans’ budget bill threatens essential mental care for nearly 800 Malheur County residents enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today wrote health care providers serving Malheur County to ask how they’ll ensure nearly 800 residents keep access
BLUMENTHAL, MURKOWSKI & MERKLEY LEAD CALL FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT FOLLOWING DOJ’S FAILURE TO RELEASE THE FULL EPSTEIN FILES AS DEMANDED BY SURVIVORS, REQUIRED BY LAW
WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led a bipartisan group of senators in writing Acting Inspector General Don Berthiaume requesting the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ OIG) perform an audit of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ)
Merkley, Wyden Announce $960,881 Coming to Wasco County for Distance Learning
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a federal investment of $960,881 for the Dufur School District 29 to support distance learning in Wasco County. With this funding, instructors at Portland Community College in Multnomah County, Baker Technical Institute in Baker County, Columbia Gorge Community
Merkley Statement on U.S. Postal Service Delivery Cuts
WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the U.S. Postal Service announced plans to cut letter delivery to five days per week: “The U.S. Postal Service is an essential part of the fabric of life in Oregon, especially for seniors, small businesses, and small towns.
Merkley to Senate GOP: Let CFPB Do its Job
Washington, DC- On Friday, 43 Senate Republicans pledged to block Richard Cordray, President Obama’s nominee for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, until changes are made to weaken the bureau’s power to protect consumers. Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley said that was unacceptable. “The GOP effort to undermine the work of
Merkley Statement Supporting Lew Nomination
Washington, DC– Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, issued the following statement after meeting with President Obama’s nominee for Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew yesterday. “I had a good conversation with Jack Lew, talking about various strategies to create economic opportunities for middle-class Americans
Merkley: Shrinking Economy is an Urgent Wake-Up Call to Put Jobs First
WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after news that the economy had shrunk in the last quarter of 2012: “This is a wake-up call for Washington. While DC has been manufacturing political crises, real people and businesses are suffering. Our priority should be making the economy
Merkley Introduces Bill to Stop Deceptive Loan Checks
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act, which would prohibit companies from sending “live” loan checks to consumers. In these schemes, financial institutions send unsuspecting customers a check made out to them. Customers often assume that their financial institutions have sent refunds or
Senators Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Online Payday Loans
Washington, DC – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act. The SAFE Lending Act would crack down on the worst practices of the online payday lending industry and
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