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Oregon: Susan Collins

August 5, 2009 - 01:53 pm
NEWS FEED: BlueOregon

Senator Jeff Merkley Introduces the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)

By BlueOregon.com

Back in the primaries for the US Senate race, I was an early supporter of Steve Novick, but after Jeff Merkley won the primary, I swallowed my pride, wrote the check, and trundled down to the Merkley office to volunteer as much as I could. Today, Jeff Merkley more than earned the support that I gave him. He was one of four Senators, including Susan Collins, Olympia Snow and Ted Kennedy, who introduced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) into the United States Senate. He is continuing his commitment to workplace protections, as he pushed successfully for a state version of...

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Sun, 10/19/2008 - 17:28

Merkley camp calls on Smith to sever ties with robocall firm

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

Democratic Senate candidate Jeff Merkley’s campaign issued an “urgent action alert” to its supporters on Sunday after it discovered that U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith’s campaign has made payments to the company responsible for robocalls in several swing states that attack Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

The campaign said it is on high alert after it discovered that Smith’s campaign had made payments to the company Feather, Larson, and Synhorst DCI for “telemarketing” purposes.

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Wed, 09/17/2008 - 16:36

Independent health care group begins airing issue ads in Oregon

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

An independent group pushing congressional members to support the reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program has begun launching issue ads in Oregon that feature senators Ron Wyden (D-Portland) and Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton).

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Tue, 07/29/2008 - 16:25

Merkley calls on Smith to return Stevens’ money

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

House Speaker and U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley (D-Portland) called on Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Pendleton) to return the $39,000 in campaign donations that he has received during his political career from Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), who was charged with bribery on Tuesday.

"Ted Stevens has been indicted on very serious ethical charges,” Merkley said. “These charges cast an ethical cloud on money he raised from oil companies and others, some of which he passed on to Gordon Smith."

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