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06/20/11 A group of senators, led by Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Sherrod Brown of Ohio, called on the Food and Drug Administrations Center for Tobacco Products on Monday to reverse a recent decision that could potentially open the door to the possible sale of tobacco candy addictive and dangerous dissolvable tobacco products.
06/15/11 Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden (D-OR), joined 25 colleagues in a letter to President Obama Wednesday, calling for a shift in strategy in Afghanistan ahead of next month's announced deadline to begin an accelerated transition to Afghan security forces.
06/07/11 National PolitiFact has some history to share on Paul Revere's famous ride -- made even more famous by a new interpretation courtesy of Sarah Palin. PolitiFact Oregon also has checks on statements by state Sen. Jeff Kruse and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley.
04/18/11 Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is part of a bipartisan congressional delegation traveling to China over the April work period. The group arrived in Hong Kong Monday.
04/08/11 The bills were introduced Thursday by Oregon Democrats Sen. Ron Wyden, Sen. Jeff Merkley, and Rep. Peter DeFazio.
03/17/11 Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley pushed Thursday to corral speculators whore feverishly trading oil contracts and driving up the price of gas. Merkley joined more than a dozen U.S. senators to press regulators for an immediate crackdown.
03/04/11 Democrats Kurt Schrader, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced the Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, which failed to reach a floor vote in 2009.
03/03/11 A group of 18 U.S. senators, led by Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), urged government agencies Thursday to take action to prevent foreclosures and help families keep their homes.
02/21/11 Getting timber payments into President Barack Obama's proposed budget is a good first step, but the fight's not over, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., told people who gathered Saturday at North Bend City Ha
02/17/11 U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., plans to stop in Albany and Philomath on Sunday, Feb. 20, for town hall meetings.
02/16/11 U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon plans to stop in Philomath and Albany on Sunday, Feb. 20, for town hall meetings.
02/10/11 In response to a request from Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and other lawmakers, the Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday it will reverse a ruling that denies equipment used to help women breast feed from being covered as a health care expense.
01/05/11 While much of the focus on Capitol Hill has been on the Republican takeover of the House and its proposed rule changes, the Senate is getting to work on its own issues, and Oregon Democrats Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are in the thick of it.
12/10/10 In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Thursday, a group of Senate Democrats led by Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana pushed for an alternative tax cut agreement that strengthens Social Security rather than providing "bonus tax cuts" on income over $1 million.
12/09/10 "It's a tremendous slate," U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Thursday after the council announced the line-up.
11/30/10 Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley said Jacob Hurley, who became gravely ill, put a face on the need to restructure the nation's food safety system.
09/21/10 Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday that the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation will receive $250,000 to assist victims of domestic violence with transitional housing and additional housing support.
09/04/10 U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., will hold town hall meetings in Coos Bay and Brookings today.
08/30/10 More than 100 people attended Sen. Jeff Merkley's town hall meeting Sunday in Stayton.
07/13/10 Sen. Jeff Merkley says he'll vote to confirm Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court.
05/14/10 At a press conference this morning, U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray joined fellow Democratic Pacific Coast Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein of California and Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden of Oregon in introducing legislation to permanently ban offshore drilling in all federal waters off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California. The senators said the legislation would amend ... | 
