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Senator Jeffery 'Jeff' A. Merkley's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

Jeff Merkley
Full Name: Jeffery 'Jeff' A. Merkley
Office: U.S. Senate (OR) - Jr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Mary; 2 Children: Jonathan, Brynne
Birth Date: 10/24/1956
Birth Place: Eugene, OR
Home City: Portland, OR
Religion: Christian

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April 26, 2013 Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Tom Harkin and Jerry Moran - Senators Seek Support for Seniors Washington, DC
July 9, 2012 Letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Washington, DC
June 12, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Merkley, Kirk Bill to End LGBT Employment Discrimination Receives Hearing in Senate Washington, DC
May 10, 2012 Letter to Chairman Harkin and Ranking Member Enzi Washington, DC
March 20, 2012 Letter to Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General Washington, DC
March 15, 2012 Senators Introduce Bipartisan Effort To Make Medical Devices Safer Washington, DC
March 7, 2012 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Hartford, CT
March 6, 2012 Letter to Attorney General Holder and Commissioner Hamburg Washington, DC
Feb. 29, 2012 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act Washington, DC
Feb. 21, 2012 Letter to Tom Stemberg, Highland Capital Partners Washington, DC
Feb. 21, 2012 Merkley Denounces Senate Amendment that Attacks Women's Health Care Portland, OR
Feb. 2, 2012 Letter to Nancy G. Brinker Washington, DC
Dec. 22, 2011 Letter to Treasury Secretary Geithner and IRS Commissioner Shulman Unknown
Dec. 15, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner Food and Drug Administration Washington, DC
Dec. 13, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary US Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC
Nov. 8, 2011 Letter to Attorney General Holder and Commissioner Hamburg Washington, DC
Oct. 19, 2011 Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the United States Department of Health & Human Services Washington, DC
Sept. 16, 2011 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
Aug. 2, 2011 Merkley, Maloney Announce Legislation to Protect and Expand Working Moms' Right to Breastfeed Washington, DC
July 30, 2011 Establishing the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays Washington, DC
May 23, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
May 18, 2011 Letter to Donald Berwick, M.D., Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Washington, DC
May 14, 2011 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States of America Washington, DC
May 5, 2011 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States of America Washington, DC
April 7, 2011 Cardin and EPW Colleagues Applaud Senate's Vote to Protect Public Health and Job Creation Under Clean Air Act Washington, DC
April 6, 2011 Chairman Boxer and EPW Colleagues Applaud Senate Vote to Protect Public Health and Job Creation under the Clean Air Act Washington, DC
April 6, 2011 Merkley: Weakening Clean Air Act Would Jeopardize Health of Our Communities Washington, DC
April 6, 2011 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 Washington, DC
April 4, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader, and The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Washington, DC
March 30, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States, and Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States Washington, DC
March 15, 2011 Letter to Eric Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Washington, DC
March 15, 2011 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Continued Washington, DC
Feb. 19, 2011 Cardin, Boxer and EPW Members Call GOP Budget Dangerous for Public Health Washington, DC
Feb. 17, 2011 Blumenthal Speaks Out Against House Bills that Aim to Curb Women's Health Care Access Washington, DC
Feb. 10, 2011 IRS Decision a Victory for Nursing Mothers Everywhere Washington, DC
Nov. 23, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Douglas Shulman Commissioner Internal Revenue Service Washington, DC
Sept. 23, 2010 New Health Care Bill of Rights Goes Into Effect Washington, DC
Aug. 24, 2010 Merkley: New Dental Clinic in Medford One Step Closer to Reality Portland, OR
June 24, 2010 Merkley, Chu Commemorate 40th Anniversary of Title X Family Planning Services Washington, DC
June 10, 2010 Resolution Of Disapproval Of EPA Rule-Motion To Proceed Washington, DC
June 10, 2010 Seniors Begin to See Benefits of Health Reform as First Step to Closing Medicare "Donut Hole" Takes Effect Washington, DC
May 25, 2010 Statements On Introduced Bills And Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
April 15, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Washington, DC
April 9, 2010 Merkley Highlights Immediate Benefits of Health Care Reform in Southern Oregon Medford, OR
April 7, 2010 Merkley Highlights Immediate Benefits of Health Care Reform at OHSU Portland, OR
March 27, 2010 USA Today: Provision in Health Care Bill Protects Nursing Mothers Washington, DC
March 25, 2010 Merkley: Health Care Reform Improvements to Benefit America for Generations Washington, DC
March 25, 2010 Senators Snowe, Merkley, Johanns and Mikulski Launch Senate Nursing Caucus to Advance Role of Nurses in Health Care Washington, DC
March 24, 2010 Health Care And Education Reconciliation Act Of 2010 Washington, DC
March 24, 2010 Merkley Urges Support for Closing Medicare Donut Hole Washington, DC

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