Jeff Merkley: “I think that we need to look at these through other matters as well.”

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.

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.

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