M001176 1956-10-24 B40b Dirksen Senate Office Building http://merkley.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm 202-228-3997 Jeff 'd':4 'sen':1 'jeff':2,6,8 'merkley':3,7,9 M 412325 Merkley Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR] N00029303 4288 Democrat 202-224-3753 OR Jeff Jeff Merkley 2.38461538461538 http://merkley.senate.gov 412325 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 22:26:42 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...an EPA analysis is not a stalling tactic. This is not a ruse to prevent this committee from marking up a climate bill. Senator JEFF MERKLEY (Democrat, Oregon): This is not a time to try to put more angles on the head of a pin. This is a time to say we 'epa':9 'gop':1 'pin':52 'put':44 'say':58 'tri':42 'angl':46 'bill':30 'head':49 'jeff':32 'mark':26 'news':61 'ruse':20 'time':40,56 'chang':7 'panel':4 'senat':3,31 'stall':14 'climat':6,29 'oregon':35 'tactic':15 'analysi':10 'boycott':2 'merkley':33 'prevent':22 'committe':24 'democrat':34 'ecoearth':60 6604408 true true daylife EcoEarth News http://www.ecoearth.info/news/ OK http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120066031 412325 Person sen\. Tue Nov 03 11:15:40 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...cooperation with Homeland Security in the defense of our country. Bowing to pressure from the lawyer lobby, our own Sen. Jeff Merkley and Sen. Chris Dodd are trying to get this legislation repealed. Voters, remember next election who was protecting the 'bow':20 'era':8 'get':39 'sen':29,33 'tri':3,37 'bush':7 'dodd':2,35 'jeff':30 'next':45 'chris':34 'elect':46 'lobbi':26 'salem':51 'secur':13 'voter':43 'cooper':10 'defens':16 'lawyer':25 'legisl':41 'polici':9 'rememb':44 'repeal':5,42 'countri':19 'journal':54 'merkley':1,31 'pressur':22 'protect':49 'bush-era':6 'homeland':12 'statesman':53 'statesman-journ':52 6567928 true true daylife Salem Statesman-Journal http://www.statesmanjournal.com/ OK http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091103/OPINION/911030325/1046 412325 Person democrat Sat Oct 31 11:14:34 -0500 2009 Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...succeed. The main component was increasing access to credit so such businesses can grow. Boxer and fellow Democrat Sen. Jeff Merkley from Oregon have introduced legislation to help assist community banks in extending credit to small businesses in an eff 'eff':49 'sen':28 'bank':40 'busi':9,21,46 'care':6 'fund':4 'grow':23 'help':37 'jeff':29 'main':12 'push':2 'time':52 'boxer':1,24 'costa':51 'small':8,45 'access':16 'assist':38 'compon':13 'contra':50 'credit':18,43 'extend':42 'fellow':26 'health':5 'legisl':35 'oregon':32 'increas':15 'merkley':30 'succeed':10 'democrat':27 'introduc':34 'communiti':39 6542646 true true daylife Contra Costa Times http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/ OK http://www.contracostatimes.com/business/ci_13680195?source=rss 412325 Person democrat Fri Oct 30 22:25:14 -0500 2009 Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...succeed. The main component was increasing access to credit so such businesses can grow. Boxer and fellow Democrat Sen. Jeff Merkley from Oregon have introduced legislation to help assist community banks in extending credit to small businesses in an eff 'bay':51 'eff':49 'sen':28 'area':52 'bank':40 'busi':9,21,46 'care':6 'fund':4 'grow':23 'help':37 'jeff':29 'main':12 'push':2 'boxer':1,24 'insid':50 'small':8,45 'access':16 'assist':38 'compon':13 'credit':18,43 'extend':42 'fellow':26 'health':5 'legisl':35 'oregon':32 'increas':15 'merkley':30 'succeed':10 'democrat':27 'introduc':34 'communiti':39 6540005 true true daylife Inside Bay Area http://www.insidebayarea.com/ OK http://www.insidebayarea.com/crime-courts/ci_13680195?source=rss 412325 Person democrat Thu Oct 29 22:25:52 -0500 2009 Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...help make his case, Bramscher was able to not only meet with his state's two U.S. senators -- Democrats Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley -- but also to actually let them swing a leg over. Bramscher said he met with 15 other legislators as well. Photo: Brammo '15':46 'abl':13 'leg':39 'let':35 'los':53 'met':44 'ron':26 'two':22 'u.s':23 'also':32 'case':10 'gain':5 'help':7 'jeff':29 'make':8 'meet':17 'said':42 'time':55 'well':50 'angel':54 'maker':3 'photo':51 'senat':24 'state':20 'swing':37 'wyden':27 'actual':34 'brammo':4,52 'electr':1 'legisl':48 'merkley':30 'democrat':25 'momentum':6 'bramscher':11,41 'motorcycl':2 6529217 true true daylife Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/ OK http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/uptospeed/2009/10/brammo-has-quite-a-week.html 412325 Person congress Sat Oct 24 22:19:32 -0500 2009 Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.). The legislation, which has been referred to commi 'd':35,41,51,56,61,66,72 'n':36 'q':1 'y':37 'al':38 'co':21 'md':57 'vt':47 'd-n':34 'ore':62 'bill':24 'conn':73 'd-md':55 'dodd':70 'i-vt':45 'jeff':58 'line':30 'mani':14 'minn':42 'ohio':52 'berni':43 'brown':49 'calif':67 'charl':32 'commi':81 'd-ore':60 'diann':63 'elect':15 'older':9 'refer':79 'cardin':54 'd-conn':71 'd-minn':40 'd-ohio':50 'legisl':4,75 'number':29 'repres':16 'sander':44 'worker':10 'atlanta':82 'd-calif':65 'franken':39 'journal':83 'merkley':59 'protect':8 'schumer':33 'sherrod':48 'sponsor':18,22 'benjamin':53 'congress':6 'christoph':69 'constitut':84 'discrimin':12 'feinstein':64 'co-sponsor':20 6478943 true true daylife Atlanta Journal Constitution http://www.ajc.com/ OK http://www.ajc.com/news/q-there-is-legislation-172374.html 412325 Person senate Sun Oct 25 22:27:03 -0500 2009 Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0500 2009 Each of Oregon's three players on the issue --Wyden, on the Senate Finance Committee; Sen. Jeff Merkley, on the Senate health committee; Rep. ... 'rep':32 'sen':24 'cure':4 'issu':17 'jeff':25 'live':6 'seek':3 'fight':2 'senat':21,29 'three':13 'wyden':18 'financ':22 'health':1,30 'oregon':8,11 'player':14 'merkley':26 'committe':23,31 'oregonlive.com':33 6490459 true true google news OregonLive.com OK http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/david_sarasohn/index.ssf/2009/10/health_fight_seeks_cure_for_li.html 412325 Person sen\. Sun Oct 25 22:27:03 -0500 2009 Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0500 2009 “During this financial crisis, Federal Reserve credit contributed greatly to the stabilization of the system,” said Sen. Jeff Merkley, D.-Ore., ... 'd':20 'ore':21 'sen':17 'bnet':22 'jeff':18 'said':16 'crisi':4 'feder':5 'great':9 'credit':7 'reserv':6 'stabil':12 'system':15 'financi':3 'merkley':19 'contribut':8 6490462 true true google news BNET OK http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/features/taking-stock/keynesians-hog-the-spotlight-as-chicago-crowd-gripes-in-the-wings/article1319389/ 412325 Person democrat Sun Oct 25 22:27:05 -0500 2009 Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0500 2009 Unlike two years ago where the tension between the Steve Novick and Jeff Merkley was so thick you could cut it with a knife, the candidates for governor ... 'ago':11 'cut':27 'two':9 'blog':37 'jeff':20 'race':6 'year':10 'could':26 'knife':31 'steve':17 'thick':24 'unlik':8 'candid':33 'novick':18 'observ':1 'coverag':7 'merkley':21 'tension':14 'governor':4,35 'blueoregon':36 6490467 true true google news BlueOregon (blog) OK http://www.blueoregon.com/2009/10/observations-on-the-governors-race-coverage.html?cid=6a00d8341c2c3f53ef0120a61837cf970b 412325 Person democrat Sun Oct 25 22:27:03 -0500 2009 Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0500 2009 On Tuesday, Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley (Oregon) and Republican Sen. Bob Corker (Tenn.) introduced a bill to audit the Federal Reserve's response to the ... 'bob':17 'fed':6 'gop':1 'sen':2,10,16 'bill':22 'blog':34 'jeff':11 'post':33 'tenn':19 'audit':24 'feder':26 'corker':18 'oregon':13 'reserv':27 'shelbi':3 'merkley':12 'reorgan':4 'respons':29 'tuesday':8 'democrat':9 'introduc':20 'huffington':32 'republican':15 6490464 true true google news Huffington Post (blog) OK http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/22/gop-sen-shelby-reorganize_n_330063.html 412325 Person sen\. Sat Nov 07 11:12:40 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Nike are working in tandem. Nike, remember, worked to galvanize business support in 2007, when Merkley, then Speaker of the Oregon House, successfully pushed for the Oregon Equality Act, ... 'd':18 'act':49 'ore':19 'sen':14 '2007':34 'blog':10,51 'busi':31 'hous':42 'jeff':15 'nclr':9,50 'nike':21,26 'push':44 'self':4 'work':6,23,28 'bring':1 'd-ore':17 'equal':48 'whole':3 'galvan':30 'justic':13,54 'oregon':41,47 'rememb':27 'tandem':25 'merkley':16,36 'speaker':38 'success':43 'support':32 6608601 false true google blog NCLR Blog: Out for Justice http://nclrights.wordpress.com/ OK http://nclrights.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/bringing-your-whole-self-to-work-or-not/ 412325 Person senate Fri Nov 06 22:26:37 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 As I've said on several occasions before, Oregon should be extremely proud of the work that its junior Senator -- Jeff Merkley -- is doing during his first term in the US Senate. Not only has he been a strong advocate for making sure ... 'us':43 've':15 'sen':5 'enda':11 'hill':4,59 'jeff':33 'left':1,56 'make':54 'move':10 'said':16 'sure':55 'take':7 'term':40 'work':28 'advoc':52 'first':39 'occas':19 'proud':25 'senat':32,44 'sever':18 'extrem':24 'junior':31 'oregon':21 'strong':51 'forward':12 'merkley':6,34 'leadership':8 6604400 false true google blog Left of the Hill http://leftofthehill.blogspot.com/ OK http://leftofthehill.blogspot.com/2009/11/sen-merkley-takes-leadership-on-moving.html 412325 Person senator Sat Nov 07 11:12:40 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) had a busy day yesterday dicussing the significance, importance, and the necessity for the passing of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act – the bill that he has inherited from the late Sen. Ted Kennedy. ... 'd':15 'act':38 'day':20 'non':36 'sen':3,48 'ted':49 'bill':40 'blog':51 'busi':19 'd-or':14 'enda':9 'hear':10 'jeff':4,12 'late':47 'pass':31 'senat':11 'dicuss':22 'employ':34 'follow':6 'import':25 'necess':28 'inherit':44 'kennedi':50 'merkley':5,13 'newspap':55 'signific':24 'thursday':7 'discrimin':37 'yesterday':21 'non-discrimin':35 6608599 false true google blog Blog Out - Just Out Newspaper http://blogout.justout.com/ OK http://blogout.justout.com/?p=11969 412325 Person senator Fri Nov 06 22:26:38 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Although there were no transgender witnesses at yesterday's ENDA hearings, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) made sure transgender voices were heard. Retired U.S. Army Col. Diane Schroer and Earline Budd spoke at a press conference before the ... 'd':26 'col':6,37 'gay':52 'u.s':4,35 'wit':16 'armi':5,36 'budd':42 'd-or':25 'dian':7,38 'enda':10,20 'hear':21 'jeff':23 'made':28 'news':51 'sure':29 'tran':2 'voic':31 'heard':33 'press':46 'retir':3,34 'senat':22 'spoke':43 'watch':1 'confer':47 'earlin':41 'merkley':24 'schroer':8,39 'although':11 'towleroad':50 'transgend':15,30 'yesterday':18 6604407 false true google blog Towleroad News #gay http://www.towleroad.com/ OK http://www.towleroad.com/2009/11/watch-trans-retired-us-army-col-diane-schroer-on-enda.html 412325 Person sen\. Sat Nov 07 11:12:40 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Washington -- The Obama Administration Thursday endorsed full-scale protections for gay and transgender workers from job discrimination, giving a major boost to legislation written by Sen. Jeff Merkley that is based on similar ... 'gay':20 'job':25 'sen':35 'anti':8 'base':40 'full':16 'give':27 'hous':4 'jeff':36 'boost':5,30 'major':29 'obama':11 'scale':17 'white':3 'articl':2,44 'endors':14 'legisl':32 'worker':23 'merkley':6,37 'protect':18 'similar':42 'written':33 'thursday':13 'administr':12 'discrimin':26 'full-scal':15 'transgend':22 'urnotalon':1,43 'washington':9 6608600 false true google blog URNotAlone Articles http://urnotalone.com/ OK http://articles.urnotalone.com/6839 412325 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 22:26:38 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Only three (all Democrats) of the 23 members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions bothered to show up for the hearing: Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), and the bill's sponsor, Sen. Jeff Merkley ... 'd':37,43 '23':14 'al':40 'ia':38 'mn':44 'god':3,55 'joe':1,53 'sen':33,39,50 'tom':34 'bill':47 'd-ia':36 'd-mn':42 'educ':22 'enda':5 'hear':6,32 'jeff':51 'show':28 'begin':7 'labor':23 'senat':18 'three':9 'bother':26 'harkin':35 'health':21 'inclus':4 'member':15 'franken':41 'merkley':52 'pension':25 'sponsor':49 'committe':19 'democrat':11 6604401 false true google blog Joe. My. God. http://joemygod.blogspot.com/ OK http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2009/11/inclusive-enda-hearings-begin.html 412325 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 22:26:38 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 According to this article, the Obama Administration Thursday endorsed full-scale protections for gay and transgender workers from job discrimination, giving a major boost to legislation written by Sen. Jeff Merkley that is based on ... 'gay':20 'job':25 'sen':35 'base':40 'blog':3,44 'enda':4 'full':16 'give':27 'jeff':36 'boost':30 'major':29 'obama':11 'pflag':1,42 'scale':17 'updat':5 'accord':6 'articl':9 'endors':14 'legisl':32 'nation':2,43 'worker':23 'merkley':37 'protect':18 'written':33 'thursday':13 'administr':12 'discrimin':26 'full-scal':15 'transgend':22 6604404 false true google blog PFLAG National Blog http://blog.pflag.org/ OK http://blog.pflag.org/2009/11/enda-updates.html 412325 Person senate Fri Nov 06 22:26:38 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 In 38 states, you can still be fired for being transgender. ENDA could change all that. Senator Jeff Merkley, who introduced ENDA to the Senate in August, gave the introduction to yesterday's hearing: ... '38':12 'blog':46 'caus':45 'enda':1,22,32 'fire':18 'gave':38 'hear':3,44 'issu':5 'jeff':28 'post':47 'basic':7 'chang':24 'could':23 'equal':8 'senat':2,27,35 'state':13 'steve':49 'still':16 'august':37 'merkley':29 'william':50 'introduc':31 'fundament':10 'introduct':40 'transgend':21 'yesterday':42 6604403 false true google blog Causes blog posts by Steve Williams http://www.care2.com/causes/ OK http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/enda-senate-hearing-an-issue-of-basic-equality-and-fundamental-fairness-for-all-americans/ 412325 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 22:26:38 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 There may have been no transgender witnesses at yesterday's ENDA hearings, but Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley included them at his own event. → Maryland State Rep. Heather R. Mizeur would really love it if her state would would "become a ... 'r':41 'may':15 'rep':39 'sen':28 'wit':20 'away':5 'enda':24 'hear':25 'jeff':29 'levi':6 'love':45 'peni':12 'turn':4 'becom':52 'event':36 'frank':13 'small':11 'state':38,49 'would':43,50,51 'includ':31 'mizeur':42 'oregon':27 'realli':44 'wouldn':2 'heather':40 'merkley':30 'queerti':54 'maryland':37 'playgirl':1 'transgend':19 'yesterday':22 6604402 false true google blog Queerty http://www.queerty.com/ OK http://www.queerty.com/playgirl-wouldn%E2%80%99t-turn-away-levi-if-he-had-a-small-penis-frank-bruni-to-tv-20091106/ 412325 Person senator Fri Nov 06 22:26:37 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) had a busy day yesterday dicussing the significance, importance, and the necessity for the passing of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act – the bill that he has inherited from the late Sen. Ted Kennedy. ... 'd':15 'act':38 'day':20 'non':36 'sen':3,48 'ted':49 'bill':40 'blog':52 'busi':19 'd-or':14 'enda':9 'hear':10 'jeff':4,12 'late':47 'nclr':51 'pass':31 'senat':11 'dicuss':22 'employ':34 'follow':6 'import':25 'justic':55 'necess':28 'inherit':44 'kennedi':50 'merkley':5,13 'signific':24 'thursday':7 'discrimin':37 'yesterday':21 'non-discrimin':35 6604399 false true google blog NCLR Blog: Out for Justice http://nclrights.wordpress.com/ OK http://nclrights.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/more-from-sen-jeff-merkley-following-thursday%E2%80%99s-enda-hearing/