Merkley intros bill to save western monarch butterflies
Sen. Jeff Merkley, House members introduced legislation Thursday to provide urgent protections for the struggling western monarch…
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Merkley, Wyden want to take Oregon’s Bottle Bill national
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday the introduction of a pair of bills that offer multiple pathways to tackling…
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Merkley, Wyden tout spending bill items to benefit Oregon
Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have issued a series of news releases with long lists of programs in the year-end spending bill which…
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Walden votes no on President Trump impeachment
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., joined fellow Republicans Wednesday night in voting against the impeachment of President Donald Trump. We have his…
Continue Reading Wyden: Secure Rural Schools money in year-end funding package
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, announced Monday that a two-year authorization of the…
Continue Reading Wyden-Merkley bill would fund Warm Springs, other tribes’ water system upgrades
Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation Thursday to improve water quality and services for tribal communities in…
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Knute Buehler declares bid for Walden’s 2nd District seat
In a video to supporters, former State Rep. Knute Buehler announced Tuesday that he will seek the Republican nomination for Congress for the seat of…
Continue Reading Walden presses insurers on rising insulin prices
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Rep. Michael Burgess (TX) are pressing top insurance companies…
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Walden cheers House passage of bill to stop illegal robocalls
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., cheered Wednesday’s House passage of the TRACED Act, which resulted from the bipartisan negotiations following the House…
Continue Reading Wyden, Merkley target administration promoting junk health care plans
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Thursday called out the Trump administration’s promotion of junk health care plans on HealthCare.gov.…
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Buehler ponders U.S. House run; Knopp says nope
One day after Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., announced he won’t seek another term in Congress, former state lawmaker and GOP gubernatorial candidate…
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