Merkley, Hoyle pressed on power and accountability at packed Lane County town hall

Merkley, Hoyle pressed on power and accountability at packed Lane County town hall

Hundreds of people packed the gym at Thurston High School in Springfield on Sunday, pressing U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, and U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Lane County, on immigration enforcement, election security and the limits of executive power.  Many of the questions focused on federal authority and whether Congress is exercising meaningful oversight, raising concerns about the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches. …

Merkley focuses on Trump in Tillamook town hall

Oregon United States Senator Jeff Merkley largely focused on his resistance to the Trump administration’s policies and actions at a town hall at Tillamook High School on January 17.