Merkley Joins Oregon College Presidents in Announcing Legislation to End Student Debt Crisis

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Merkley Joins Oregon College Presidents in Announcing Legislation to End Student Debt Crisis

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today joined Oregon Institute of Technology President Nagi Naganathan and Klamath Community College President Roberto Gutierrez in pushing for the Debt-Free College Act, legislation that will reverse the growing student debt crisis in Oregon and across the United States. The bill creates a path for students to be able to attend public colleges without taking on debt.

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Merkley Holds Town Hall in Klamath Falls (LIVE)

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Merkley Holds Town Hall in Klamath Falls (LIVE)

Klamath Falls, Ore. - Nearly 200 people attended a town hall hosted by US Senator Jeff Merkely (D-Ore.) today at Oregon Tech. Merkley fielded questions from the audience ranging from the Jordan Cove Pipeline, water issues, Social Security and restricted access to public lands, among others. 

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Wyden Renews Call for Klamath River Basin Solution

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Wyden Renews Call for Klamath River Basin Solution

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today renewed the call for a long-term, collaborative solution in the Klamath River Basin, in a hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power.

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Oregon Senators & Governor Decry Trump Admin Report on Cascade-Siskiyou NM

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Oregon Senators & Governor Decry Trump Admin Report on Cascade-Siskiyou NM

Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Oregon Governor Kate Brown, today decried the release of the Trump administration Interior Department’s report that recommended stripping protections from and shrinking the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Southern Oregon.

Despite months of requests from Oregon’s Senators, Governor and local community, the report still gives no information about the specifics of the administration’s plan to alter the boundaries or amend the management proclamation of  the monument.

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