Jeff Merkley actually said...

there is a demand for these loans; therefore, we should simply leave the system as it is and allow these 500-percent loans.

Merkley critiques the payday loan industry's justification for high-interest loans based on demand.

09/16/2014

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Similarly, approval expanding a fossil fuel pipeline in my state is contrary to the steps that Oregon has taken to build a clean energy futu...

Somehow the prospect of working for the Forest Service while you live in your car is not such an entertaining one.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure and Inflation Reduction Act provided for investment in high-risk firesheds.

this is kind of a last ditch five alarm fire