Jeff Merkley: “These impacts aren't always straightforward, as we will hear from some of our witnesses today.”

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

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

You can’t wait for a disaster to happen to start preparing, and this funding finally moving forward will be transformative for disaster resiliency along the North Coast.

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.