Tag: Civil Rights

Democrats Condemn ‘White Nationalist’ Bannon’s Appointment

Democratic members of Congress are calling for President-elect Donald Trump to rescind his appointment of conservative news executive Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon was among one of the first lawmakers to condemn the appointment in a statement Monday. “There should be no sugarcoating the

Merkley Applauds NBA Decision to Move All-Star Game In Response to Anti-LGBT Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the news that the NBA will move their 2017 All-Star game out of North Carolina in response to the state’s passage of HB2, legislation that sanctions discrimination against the LGBT community: “I applaud the NBA for standing up

Mourning Alton Sterling and Philando Castile

The ubiquity of video cameras today has shown the rest of the country what African Americans have always known: that with shocking and horrifying regularity, African-American men and boys are the victims of the police—the very people charged with keeping all of us safe. I don’t know what it’s like

Members of Congress Urge Court to Recognize Protections for LGBT Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 128 Members of Congress, led by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), have filed an amicus brief in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Christiansen v. Omnicom Group, Inc., arguing that workplace discrimination on the basis

Wyden, Merkley Urge Dept. of Education to Clarify Legal Protections for LGBT Students

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined 38 other Democratic senators in urging the Department of Education to release comprehensive guidance on the protections for transgender and gender non-conforming students in our middle schools, high schools, and colleges.  Students across the country are protected

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