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Sept. 16, 2016
Merkley Joins Oregon Advocates to Call for Health Care Public Option
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 15, 2016
In response to Wyden, Murphy letter, U.S. Army Updates Regulations for Soldiers Discharged for Misconduct While Suffering From PTSD & TBI
Sen. Ron Wyden
Sept. 15, 2016
The Huffington Post - Senate Progressives, Activists Plan Big Public Option Push
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 15, 2016
Politico - Is It Time for Public Option? Senate Dems Lead New Push Today
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 15, 2016
Senate Passes Provisions to Help Rebuild Lost Housing for Columbia River Tribes
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 15, 2016
The Oregonian - Columbia River Tribes One Step Closer to Federal Government Fulfilling Housing Promise
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 14, 2016
East Oregonian - Bill to Clean Columbia River Added to Water Package
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 14, 2016
Merkley, Wyden Move Columbia River Restoration Act Forward
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 9, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Vote on Zika Funding
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June 23, 2016
With the NRA Blocking Meaningful Gun Reform, Senate Dems Call for Vote and Passage of #WetthePeople Legislation to Break NRA's Grip on Elections, Senate Republicans
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June 22, 2016
Katu - Bonamici, Blumenauer, Merkley and Wyden Join 'Sit-In' for Gun Legislation
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
May 31, 2016
Daily Emerald - Senator Jeff Merkley Discusses Supreme Court Nominations With UO Professors
Sen. Jeff Merkley
May 31, 2016
KLCC - Merkley Lambastes Senate Republicans For Supreme Court Block
Sen. Jeff Merkley
May 19, 2016
KRQE News - Merrick Garland Marks 50th Senate Visit as Trump Steals SCOTUS Spotlight
Sen. Jeff Merkley
April 27, 2016
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Sen. Jeff Merkley
April 21, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Candice Miller, Chairman, Committee on House Administration, The Honorable Bob Goodlatte, Chairman, Judiciary on Committee - Calling for Hearings on Democracy Reform
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
April 6, 2016
America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015--Motion to Proceed
Sen. Jeff Merkley
March 15, 2016
Letter to House Appropriations Committee Leadership - Support for Water Infrastructure Funding
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
March 9, 2016
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Feb. 24, 2016
Our ``We the People'' Democracy
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Feb. 8, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Michael B. Enzi, Chairman, Senate Budget Committee - Hearing on the FY17 budget request
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 4, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Wyden, Hearing to Consider the Nominations of Mary Katherine Wakefield, Andrew LaMont Eanes, Elizabeth Ann Copeland, and Vik Edwin Stoll
Sen. Ron Wyden
Feb. 3, 2016
Udall, Gillibrand, Whitehouse, Merkley, Warner, Heinrich Unveil Bill to Take Partisanship Out of Congressional Redistricting, Restore Choice to Voters
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Dec. 16, 2015
Senators Introduce Legislation to Honor Amb. Christopher Stevens, Glen A. Doherty, Tyrone Woods and Sean Smith - Heroes Killed in Libyan Consulate Attack
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 9, 2015
Hatch, Brady, Wyden Announce Deal on Bipartisan Customs Legislation
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Dec. 3, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader - Drop Controversial Campaign Finance Rider
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Oct. 29, 2015
Wyden Statement on Increased Congressional Staff Access to Trade Documents
Sen. Ron Wyden
Oct. 2, 2015
Letter to Leader McConnell, Speaker Boehner, Majority Whip Cornyn, Majority Leader McCarthy, and Chairmen Grassley, Chaffetz, Goodlatte, and Upton - Political Nature of GOP Planned Parenthood Oversight
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 30, 2015
Merkley, Udall Call for Bipartisan Dialogue To Restore Senate's Ability o Operate Effectively
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Aug. 17, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate - Schedule Bipartisan Budget Negotiations Immediately
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 1, 2015
Huffington Post: Democrats Take Advantage Of The GOP's Epic Month Of Dysfunction
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April 21, 2015
Hatch-Wyden Bill Promotes Trade Facilitation; Bolsters U.S. Trade Enforcement
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 14, 2015
Boozman, Carper Join Whistleblower Protection Caucus
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April 10, 2015
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Calling for a Vote on Amendments to Budget Resolution
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 27, 2015
Merkley and Bonamici to Hold Joint Town Halls in Yamhill, Clatsop and Columbia Counties
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
March 10, 2015
Rep. Bonamici Statement on Passing of Oregon Statesman Dave Frohnmayer
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Feb. 25, 2015
Boxer Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators to Launch Whistleblower Protection Caucus
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 19, 2015
Rep. Bonamici Statement on Science Subcommittee Assignments for 114th Congress
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Feb. 10, 2015
Democrats Announce Subcommittee Assignments and Ranking Members
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Jan. 28, 2015
Rep. Bonamici Statement on Subcommittee Assignments for 114th Congress
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Jan. 9, 2015
Merkley Becomes Top Democrat on Agriculture Appropriations
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Jan. 6, 2015
Resolution Over, Under the Rule
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Jan. 6, 2015
Merkley Sworn in for Second Term
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Dec. 9, 2014
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader of the Senate - Continue Rules Reform to Fix Broken Senate
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Dec. 1, 2014
Bend Bulletin - Filibuster Reform, One Year Later
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 30, 2014
Whistleblower Protection Act Intended to Shield Whistleblowers from Agency Rules Undermining the Law
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 16, 2014
Hearing of the Health Care Subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee - The Children's Health Insurance Program: Protecting America's Children and Families
Sen. Ron Wyden
Sept. 11, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader of the House, and Candice Miller, Chairman of the Committee on House Administration - Banning Polystyrene from House Cafeterias
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Nov. 21, 2013
Merkley: Rules Change a Victory for the American People
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Nov. 20, 2013
Nominations
Sen. Jeff Merkley
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Sept. 16, 2016
Merkley Joins Oregon Advocates to Call for Health Care Public Option
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 15, 2016
In response to Wyden, Murphy letter, U.S. Army Updates Regulations for Soldiers Discharged for Misconduct While Suffering From PTSD & TBI
Sen.Ron Wyden
Sept. 15, 2016
The Huffington Post - Senate Progressives, Activists Plan Big Public Option Push
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 15, 2016
Politico - Is It Time for Public Option? Senate Dems Lead New Push Today
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 15, 2016
Senate Passes Provisions to Help Rebuild Lost Housing for Columbia River Tribes
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 15, 2016
The Oregonian - Columbia River Tribes One Step Closer to Federal Government Fulfilling Housing Promise
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 14, 2016
East Oregonian - Bill to Clean Columbia River Added to Water Package
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 14, 2016
Merkley, Wyden Move Columbia River Restoration Act Forward
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 9, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Vote on Zika Funding
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 23, 2016
With the NRA Blocking Meaningful Gun Reform, Senate Dems Call for Vote and Passage of #WetthePeople Legislation to Break NRA's Grip on Elections, Senate Republicans
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 22, 2016
Katu - Bonamici, Blumenauer, Merkley and Wyden Join 'Sit-In' for Gun Legislation
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
May 31, 2016
Daily Emerald - Senator Jeff Merkley Discusses Supreme Court Nominations With UO Professors
Sen.Jeff Merkley
May 31, 2016
KLCC - Merkley Lambastes Senate Republicans For Supreme Court Block
Sen.Jeff Merkley
May 19, 2016
KRQE News - Merrick Garland Marks 50th Senate Visit as Trump Steals SCOTUS Spotlight
Sen.Jeff Merkley
April 27, 2016
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Sen.Jeff Merkley
April 21, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Candice Miller, Chairman, Committee on House Administration, The Honorable Bob Goodlatte, Chairman, Judiciary on Committee - Calling for Hearings on Democracy Reform
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
April 6, 2016
America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015--Motion to Proceed
Sen.Jeff Merkley
March 15, 2016
Letter to House Appropriations Committee Leadership - Support for Water Infrastructure Funding
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
March 9, 2016
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Feb. 24, 2016
Our ``We the People'' Democracy
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Feb. 8, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Michael B. Enzi, Chairman, Senate Budget Committee - Hearing on the FY17 budget request
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 4, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Wyden, Hearing to Consider the Nominations of Mary Katherine Wakefield, Andrew LaMont Eanes, Elizabeth Ann Copeland, and Vik Edwin Stoll
Sen.Ron Wyden
Feb. 3, 2016
Udall, Gillibrand, Whitehouse, Merkley, Warner, Heinrich Unveil Bill to Take Partisanship Out of Congressional Redistricting, Restore Choice to Voters
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 16, 2015
Senators Introduce Legislation to Honor Amb. Christopher Stevens, Glen A. Doherty, Tyrone Woods and Sean Smith - Heroes Killed in Libyan Consulate Attack
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 9, 2015
Hatch, Brady, Wyden Announce Deal on Bipartisan Customs Legislation
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Dec. 3, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader - Drop Controversial Campaign Finance Rider
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Oct. 29, 2015
Wyden Statement on Increased Congressional Staff Access to Trade Documents
Sen.Ron Wyden
Oct. 2, 2015
Letter to Leader McConnell, Speaker Boehner, Majority Whip Cornyn, Majority Leader McCarthy, and Chairmen Grassley, Chaffetz, Goodlatte, and Upton - Political Nature of GOP Planned Parenthood Oversight
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Sept. 30, 2015
Merkley, Udall Call for Bipartisan Dialogue To Restore Senate's Ability o Operate Effectively
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Aug. 17, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate - Schedule Bipartisan Budget Negotiations Immediately
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Aug. 1, 2015
Huffington Post: Democrats Take Advantage Of The GOP's Epic Month Of Dysfunction
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 21, 2015
Hatch-Wyden Bill Promotes Trade Facilitation; Bolsters U.S. Trade Enforcement
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 14, 2015
Boozman, Carper Join Whistleblower Protection Caucus
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 10, 2015
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Calling for a Vote on Amendments to Budget Resolution
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 27, 2015
Merkley and Bonamici to Hold Joint Town Halls in Yamhill, Clatsop and Columbia Counties
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
March 10, 2015
Rep. Bonamici Statement on Passing of Oregon Statesman Dave Frohnmayer
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Feb. 25, 2015
Boxer Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators to Launch Whistleblower Protection Caucus
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 19, 2015
Rep. Bonamici Statement on Science Subcommittee Assignments for 114th Congress
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Feb. 10, 2015
Democrats Announce Subcommittee Assignments and Ranking Members
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Jan. 28, 2015
Rep. Bonamici Statement on Subcommittee Assignments for 114th Congress
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Jan. 9, 2015
Merkley Becomes Top Democrat on Agriculture Appropriations
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Jan. 6, 2015
Resolution Over, Under the Rule
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Jan. 6, 2015
Merkley Sworn in for Second Term
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Dec. 9, 2014
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader of the Senate - Continue Rules Reform to Fix Broken Senate
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 1, 2014
Bend Bulletin - Filibuster Reform, One Year Later
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 30, 2014
Whistleblower Protection Act Intended to Shield Whistleblowers from Agency Rules Undermining the Law
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Sept. 16, 2014
Hearing of the Health Care Subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee - The Children's Health Insurance Program: Protecting America's Children and Families
Sen.Ron Wyden
Sept. 11, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader of the House, and Candice Miller, Chairman of the Committee on House Administration - Banning Polystyrene from House Cafeterias
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Nov. 21, 2013
Merkley: Rules Change a Victory for the American People
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Nov. 20, 2013
Nominations
Sen.Jeff Merkley
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