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Senator Jeffery 'Jeff' A. Merkley's Public Statements on Transportation

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 21, 2013 Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center Washington, DC
March 14, 2013 Senator Blunt Co-Sponsors Amendment To Protect Contract Tower Program Washington, DC
June 29, 2012 Merkley: Transportation Bill Creates Jobs in Oregon Washington, DC
May 11, 2012 Letter to Senate Conferees Unknown
May 8, 2012 Letter to Chairmen Boxer and Baucus and Ranking Members Inhofe and Hatch of the House-Senate Conference Committee to Strengthen Harbor Maintenance Language Washington, DC
March 14, 2012 Merkley: Transportation Bill Great News for Oregon Washington, DC
March 7, 2012 Surface Transportation Act Washington, DC
Feb. 22, 2012 Letter to Ray LaHood, Secretary of U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Lisa Jackson, EPA Administrator Washington, DC
Feb. 16, 2012 Merkley Introduces Bipartisan Amendment to Help Oregon Farmers and Ranchers Portland, OR
Feb. 15, 2012 Alaska Rural Roads System Washington, DC
Nov. 9, 2011 Transportation Bill Passes Out of Committee Washington, DC
June 24, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Max Baucus, Chairman, The Honorable Orrin Hatch, Ranking Member, Committee on Finance Unknown
April 4, 2011 Letter To The Honorable Ray LaHood, Secretary of the Department of Transportation, and The Honorable Lisa Jackson, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC
Feb. 3, 2011 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act Washington, DC
Aug. 3, 2010 Livable Communities Act Heads to Full Senate Washington, DC
June 22, 2010 Merkley: Dr. Earl Weener an Outstanding Addition to National Transportation Safety Board Washington, DC
June 10, 2010 Letter To Senator John Kerry, Senator Lindsey Graham, And Senator Joseph Lieberman Washington, DC
April 6, 2010 Letter To Senator John Kerry, Senator Lindsey Graham, And Senator Joseph Lieberman Washington, DC
Feb. 18, 2010 Lautenberg Leads Effort to Include Significant Transportation Infrastructure Investment in Jobs Agenda Washington, DC
Jan. 22, 2010 Merkley Praises Obama's Nomination of Oregonian Dr. Earl Weener to National Transportation Board Washington, DC
June 25, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Environment And Public Works Committee - Impacts Of Expected Highway Trust Fund Insolvency Washington, DC
June 16, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee - Greener Communities, Greater Opportunities: New Ideas for Sustainable Development and Economic Growth Washington, DC
June 2, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Nomination of Victor M. Mendez to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration Washington, DC
March 25, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - The Need for Transportation Investment Washington, DC
March 12, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Washington, DC
March 11, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Budget Committee - The President's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Proposal for the Department of Energy Washington, DC

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