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...entitled to their opinion. Asked how much the trip cost, he replied: "I have no idea." Burris said he is traveling with Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, both Oregon Democrats. Burris' office on Sunday issued a press release indicating...

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A Washington Post Company Publication Watch Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) discuss the bill and how he interacts with lobbyists. As policymakers prepare to debate climate change in Congress, special interests on all sides of the issue are...

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...bill, according to Jim O'Connor, a spokesman for Burris. The Illinois senator is traveling with three other Democratic senators, Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden of Oregon, and Micheal Bennet of Colorado. The delegation was to meet with soldiers,...

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Oregon and national election and politics news from The Oregonian Sens. Merkley, Wyden head to Iraq to meet with military leaders, troops Oregon's two U.S. senators are off on a trip to Iraq. Democrats Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden left...

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...of the bill arrives, the type will be much smaller as well, and said at that point it will amount to "an average-size book." And Sen. Jeff Merkley, Oregon Democrat, picked apart the math of Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, the top...

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...can begin on a package of insurance and health care reforms that will cost $848 billion over 10 years. Sen. Jeff Merkley has also said he will vote in favor of the procedural motion. In return for Wyden's vote, Reid and Finance Committee...

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By Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) - 11/19/09 05:43 PM ET Last night, we took a huge step forward towards passing health care reform. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled details of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the...

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...during these critical times, with the economy in shambles and our troops at war. Do you think its disheartening to someone like Merkley, he seemed so optomistic on election night that real change was possible? Or has he been sippen the...

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Going green, green living, eco friendly tips and articles Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio want mining ban in Siskiyou Wild Rivers area Oregon's two senators and U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., are calling for a mining moratorium in the Siskiyou...

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So it's right on, right on the front end. " Before CNSNews.com could ask a follow-up question, Merkley's press secretary pulled him away, apparently to attend an event. Both House and Senate versions of the health care reform...

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