Jeff Merkley: “Thank you very much. I think that one area where the Portland metropolitan area has been pushing in kind of opposition…”

To be clear: Both parties have played a role in creating Senate dysfunction, and both have a responsibility to fix it.

The SRS program provides crucial payments that are a lifeline for rural communities here in Oregon and across America.

Every Oregon community needs the resources to keep young people safe, support children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and build stronger relationships between families and those who serve them.

America today is larger, busier and more complex than the America our Founding Fathers designed the Senate and its rules to govern.