WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici, Salinas, Dexter, Bynum Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.-01), Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.-06), Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.-03), and Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.-05) joined over 100 federal lawmakers in demanding President Trump and Interior Secretary Dou more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Northwest Workers' Justice Project (NWJP), a non-profit law firm in Portland, Oregon, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor expressing opposition to a proposed change regarding the General Duty Clause for inherently risky professional activities. The organization, which advocates for low-wage workers, argues that the potential deregulation could severely threaten workplace safety for many employees engaged in high-risk jobs such as construct more ST