Jeff Merkley

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• Burris in Iraq, still an embarrassment

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  Sen. Roland Burris (D-Blagojevich) traveled to Iraq, where he refused to answer questions about the admonishment he received from the Senate Ethics Committee. Chicago Breaking News has more: When a reporter told Burris some were questioning the expense of his Iraq trip, Burris said they were entitled to their ...
  6 hours ago

• Under Pressure, The Federal Reserve Goes Populist

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 766
  While many people think of the Federal Reserve as an independent body set up by the banks to enrich themselves – and for the most part, it is – there are certainly ways to influence it in the proper direction. The best way is for Congress to threaten to take away much of its power. That’s what Chris Dodd has ...
  1 week ago

• More From Sen. Jeff Merkley Following Thursday’s ENDA Hearing

  
  Blog Out - Just Out Newspaper — Authority: 144
  Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) had a busy day yesterday dicussing the significance, importance, and the necessity for the passing of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act – the bill that he has inherited from the late Sen. Ted Kennedy.After Thursday’s Senate hearing, Merkley took time out of his busy schedule to talk ...
  2 weeks ago

• Playgirl "wouldn’t turn away Levi if he had a small penis" … Frank Bruni To TV?

  
  Queerty — Authority: 733
  ON OUR GAYDAR — News, notes, clicks, and quips from around the web. → Playgirl consultant Daniel Nardicio on Levi Johnstons shoot : "I don’t think it’s appropriate [to ask about penis size]. I ask models [for a look], but they’re not famous. When they’re famous, I’m not going to worry about it. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Inclusive ENDA Hearings Begin

  
  Joe. My. God. — Authority: 719
  Yesterday the first ever transgender-inclusive ENDA hearings began before the U.S. Senate. Restrooms and religion arose as the only objections today during the U.S. Senate’s first hearing on the inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). And the testimony from the Obama administration struck an ...
  2 weeks ago

• Watch: Trans Retired U.S. Army Col. Diane Schroer on ENDA

  
  -Towleroad News- [#gay] — Authority: 761
  Although there were no transgender witnesses at yesterdays ENDA hearings , Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) made sure transgender voices were heard. Retired U.S. Army Col. Diane Schroer and Earline Budd spoke at a press conference before the ENDA hearings yesterday. Officer Mike Carney spoke as well. Watch, AFTER THE ...
  2 weeks ago

• Urge Your Legistlator To Add “Interchange” to Banking Bill

  
  WayTooHigh.com — Authority: 112
  Recommend: retailers and merchants urged to ask Sen Dodd to include interchange fee reform in banking bill, here is how: The voice from actual constituents for each Banking Committee member can make a difference. Explain and personalize why merchant interchange “swipe” fees are an unfair and a hidden tax.  Ask ...
  2 weeks ago

• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Conducts First Hearing on ENDA This Morning

  
  Blog Out - Just Out Newspaper — Authority: 144
  Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley met with several victims of employment discrimination today in support of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a bill that would provide basic protections against workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.Today’s hearing, in front of the Senate ...
  2 weeks ago

• Save the Clean Air Act in Five Simple Steps

  
  It's Getting Hot In Here — Authority: 585
  A couple of days ago, I myself and three other young people were in a meeting with one of Senator Jeff Merkley’s field staff in Portland, Oregon.  We were there to talk about the Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, which Senator Merkley is already working to pass in the Senate Environment and ...
  3 weeks ago

• Shuler in Oregon: The Sharks We Defeated Are Still Circling

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 665
  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. Shuler told delegates:  Last year, you helped transform our ...
  3 weeks ago

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