Why Oregon US Senator Jeff Merkley opposed the vote to avert government shutdown
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Why Oregon US Senator Jeff Merkley opposed the vote to avert government shutdown
On Friday, House Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and nine other Democratic U.S. Senators voted in favor of a bill crafted by House Republicans to fund the government through September. Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley was one of many Congressional Democrats who opposed bringing the stopgap funding bill to a vote, even if it risked Democrats being blamed for a government shutdown.Meanwhile, Sen. Merkley has been hearing from constituents who have been…
Oregon democrats urge Trump Administration to stop undermining Pacific Northwest's power grid
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum, and Maxine Dexter said today they are calling on the Trump administration to pay heed to concerns raised by Bonneville Power Administration workers that major and illegal job cuts at the agency will destabilize the power grid in Oregon and throughout the...
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