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Senator Jeffery 'Jeff' A. Merkley's Public Statements on Agriculture and Food

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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March 13, 2013 Senators Introduce Capitol Construction Fund Reforms for Fishermen Washington, DC
March 13, 2013 Letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar - Effects of Sequestration Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2012 Letter to Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Roberts - Energy Production Washington, DC
June 20, 2012 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 Washington, DC
May 24, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative, and The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture Washington, DC
Oct. 31, 2011 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture Unknown
July 5, 2011 Letter to Honorable Tom Vilsack Washington, DC
May 6, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Herb Kohl, Chairman, and The Honorable Roy Blunt, Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Unknown
April 13, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Tom Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture Unknown
April 13, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department Of Agriculture Washington, DC
March 18, 2010 Merkley, Wyden: Interior, Agriculture Announcement Good First Step in Addressing the Klamath Basin Drought Washington, DC
March 9, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department Of Agriculture, The Honorable Ken Salazar, Secretary, Department Of The Interior, And The Honorable Gary Locke, Secretary, Department Of Commerce Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2009 Letter To The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department Of Agriculture And Ron Kirk, Ambassador, Office Of The United States Trade Representative Washington, DC
Dec. 18, 2009 Letter To President Barack Obama Washington, DC
Nov. 25, 2009 Letter To The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department Of Agriculture Unknown
April 21, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committe on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Empowering Workers to Rebuild America's Economy and Longer- Term Competitiveness: Green Skills Training for Workers Washington, DC
Jan. 1, 2011 Issue Position: Agriculture Unknown

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