Oregon lawmakers have repudiated a White House statement suggesting the U.S. Justice Department will enforce the federal prohibition on recreational marijuana in states that have legalized it. When Oregonians legalized recreational pot in 2014, they knew there was a risk of a federal crackdown with future presidential administrations, said Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick, D-Portland.
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US Sen. Markey joins congressional delegation to Mexico
U.S. Sen. Edward Markey has joined a congressional delegation on a trip to Mexico to discuss immigration, economic development, and climate change. The Massachusetts Democrat left Friday evening with Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin and Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, both Democrats.
Senate set to confirm EPA nominee Scott Pruitt over Democratic objections
The Senate is set Friday to confirm Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, an agency Republicans desperately want to rein after what they charge was eight years of dangerous activism under the Obama administration that hurt businesses, jobs and the economy. Pruitt maybe just the person to do it.
License to discriminate?
Many discussions about unequal justice in the United States focus on the disproportionate number of African Americans – particularly young black men – who end up in our jails and prisons. Our review of 5.5 million state court records showed that same pattern in Oregon.
Oregonians lose out under Merkley’s, Wyden’s approach to Trump: Letter to the editor
U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, right, at the Democratic Party of Oregon election night gathering at the Oregon Convention Center, Nov. 8, 2016. It is readily apparent that Oregon has serious financial issues.
Obstructing Trump will hurt Oregonians: Letter to the editor
U. S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden respond to the crowd at a ‘Rally to Save Health Care’ in North Portland on Jan. 15. It is readily apparent that Oregon has serious financial issues. The Legislature has no choice but to balance a difficult budget.
Cruz: Trump Supreme Court Pick Will Get Confirmed
Sen. Ted Cruz says Democrats will not be able to block President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination, even if Republicans have to find a different way around them, Politico reports. “The Democrats are not going to succeed in filibustering the Supreme Court nominee,” Cruz said Tuesday during an interview with Politico.
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The flurry of anguished news stories and protests surrounding President Trump’s executive action temporarily suspending “immigrants and non-immigrants” from “countries of particular concern” appears to be part of a coordinated PR effort financed by left-wing billionaire George Soros. Rather than a complete “Muslim ban” as promised during the campaign, TrumpA s executive order contains moderate refugee restrictions, similar to those that have been implemented by President Obama.
Wyden, Merkley denounce Trump executive orders on ‘extreme vetting,’ Muslim country travel ban
President Donald Trump signs an executive order on extreme vetting during an event at the Pentagon in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Oregon’s U.S. Senators are decrying executive orders signed Friday by President Donald Trump that aim to curtail refugee immigration to the United States, and travel into the country from seven majority-Muslim nations.
Insecure over loss of popular vote, Trump undermines own agenda in his first days
Protestors gather outside the World Trade Center in Portland, Oregon, Tuesday. Approximately 150 protestors gathered to protest President Donald Trump and as a show of support for Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., whose offices are in the building.
Sen. Jeff Merkley Pins Down Trump’s Nominee For Top Budget Post on “Alternative Facts”
Today the Senate Budget Committee grilled U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney , President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget. As an aide held up photos of the crowd from the 2009 inauguration of former President Barack Obama and the 2017 Trump inauguration, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley asked Mulvaney which crowd appeared bigger.
Thousands rally in Portland against Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare
Democratic members of Oregon’s congressional delegation, local officials, activists and thousands of residents held a rally Sunday to oppose Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley were joined for the rally at a northeast Portland gymnasium by U.S. Reps.
Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s workers blast Labor nominee at Senate forum
A third worker described her struggles to provide for a family of six children — on $8.75 an hour after years of experience in the food industry. The three are current and former employees of CKE Restaurants, the fast-food company run by secretary of labor nominee Andrew Puzder that is known for its Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s chains.