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July 5, 2018

Oregon's 1st District representative, also top Democrat on the House environment subcommittee, said administrator 'put nation at risk' with policies, not just his spending abuses and questions about government ethics.


July 5, 2018

Portland Ore – Senator Jeff Merkley, Governor Kate Brown and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici joined with Planned Parenthood and others Thursday to rally Oregonians to pressure members of the Senate to block any presidential nominee for the Supreme Court who would threaten a woman's constitutional right to have an abortion.


July 5, 2018

Three of the highest-ranking Democrats in Oregon—U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Gov. Kate Brown and U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici—are sounding an alarm over what a new Supreme Court justice could mean for legal abortion in the United States.


June 28, 2018
"I am extremely concerned about the well-being of the thousands of children and infants who have been separated from their parents. Now that a court has ruled that the government must quickly reunite families, we must make sure the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Health and Human Services have a clear plan to quickly return children to their parents."
Issues:Civil Rights

June 27, 2018
“Today’s Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 will hurt working families and organized labor, but unions have persevered in the face of adversity before and will again.”

June 24, 2018

SHERIDAN, Ore. – Some faith communities in Oregon are holding their Sunday services outside of a federal prison in Sheridan, where more than 100 undocumented immigrants seeking asylum are being held.

Issues:Civil Rights

June 23, 2018

majority of them from India. Photo credit: www.bop.gov

US lawmakers denounce President Trump's cruel and callous ‘zero-tolerance' immigration policy.

Issues:Civil Rights

June 22, 2018

It's undeniable that all over the world, young people are making waves. From gun control to higher education, the millennial generation has proven itself as one that shouldn't be underestimated.

Issues:Education

June 22, 2018

Over 40 Indian immigrants are being held at a detention center in New Mexico over alleged attempts to enter the United States illegally, according to the Hindu. As many as 52 Indians, mostly Sikhs, are lodged at a facility in Oregon, reports that emerged earlier this week had said.

Issues:Civil Rights