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Oregon lawmakers weigh in on Afghanistan
As President Barack Obama labors to construct a strategy for Afghanistan, he is buffeted by competing recommendations -- and competing risks.
Dodd's Plan: Let the Fighting Begin
Senator Christopher Dodd, the Connecticut Democrat who heads his chamber's Banking Committee, unveiled on Nov.
Advancing the right to breast-feed
I'm a business owner and mother of two. I am a part of the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. workforce: women with children younger than 3. On average, women return to work three to six weeks after giving birth.
Watch: Trans Retired U.S. Army Col. Diane Schroer on ENDA
Although there were no transgender witnesses at yesterday's ENDA hearings , Senator Jeff Merkley made sure transgender voices were heard.
Obama Official Testifies In Favor Of Gay Protections Bill
The Obama administration strongly endorsed Senator Jeff Merkley's gay protections bill at its first hearing on Capitol Hill.
Oregon environmentalists must get more political, new leader of voter's group says
The new leader of the Oregon environmental movement's political arm says the state's environmentalists need to get "bigger, badder, tougher and smarter" if they want to make a difference in Salem.
Bringing your whole self to work
Sen. Jeff Merkley and Nike lead the charge for the United States to ban discrimination against gays and lesbians in employment Support in the U.S. Senate is building for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to ban discrimination against gays and lesbians in the workplace.
Furthering Civil Rights for LGBT Americans
Senator Merkley is the junior Senator for Oregon. I know everyone is tuned in to the big political issues right now: the debate over health care, the battle to rein in the Wall Street banks, and the fight to invest in American energy independence.
Watch: Hearings on Inclusive ENDA Underway at Senate Panel
The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee began holding hearings on a fully-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act this morning at 10 am.
Former police chief in running for U.S. marshal position
Former Gresham Police Chief Carla Piluso is one of four finalists for the position of U.S. marshal for the state of Oregon.
Feds grant $30 million for Central Oregon geothermal project
A Central Oregon geothermal project many years in the making continues to heat up following a recent announcement that nearly $30 million will go toward work near Newberry Crater.
Cole Skinner: The Fed should be audited
In February, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, introduced House Resolution 1207, a bill that would direct the U.S. comptroller general to audit the Federal Reserve and make a detailed report to Congress.
Shuler in Oregon: The Sharks We Defeated Are Still Circling
At the Oregon AFL-CIO convention, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler , who got her start organizing in Oregon, spoke yesterday to hundreds of delegates from across the state and encouraged them to start now on educating and mobilizing union members.
A big step for the beautiful Devil's Staircase
Josh Laughlin, conservation director with Cascadia Wildlands, visits the waterfall that is the centerpiece of the Devil's Staircase in the Siuslaw National Forest, a 29,600-acre stretch of wild land in the Oregon Coast Range.
Merkley: GDP Growth a Good Sign for Economy but Focus Must Remain on Job Creation
"For millions of Americans, this recession wona t be over until new businesses can open their doors and existing businesses can expand and create new jobs" - Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley Senator Merkley in an Amity, Oregon agriculture field.
Boxer pushes more funding, health care for small business
Sen. Barbara Boxer spent Friday afternoon in Oakland trumpeting new legislation she hopes will soon jump-start small businesses and help lead to new economic growth.
Oregon geothermal work gets $40M in stimulus money
PORTLAND, Ore. - Nearly $40 million in stimulus spending is scheduled for geothermal projects in southern Oregon.
Senators Jeff Merkley and Bob Corker have introduced "The Federal Reserve Accountability Act," an attempt to kill HR 1207 and S 604 by passing a bill that prevents a full audit and full transparency from America's secretive central bank.
Shocker: Dems Cave To Boxer On Coal
For months, Senate aides, lobbyists and environmentalists have fretted that Barbara Boxer's abrasive legislative style would tank the climate bill.
The Best Climate Change Articles Written by Sitting US Senators
As the climate debate heats up in the Senate , we thought it'd be a fine opportunity to round up the best climate writing done on the bill so far--by the Senators themselves.
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