Jeff Merkley: “Well, the thing that those States that are over 50 percent and up have in common is a deposit system.”

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

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

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.

I have heard heart-wrenching stories from Oregonians who have lost loved ones after a prescription for an injury or treatment turned into an addiction.