Oregon Open Letters

From a constituent in Portland, OR

Yet Another School Shooting

As school starts again here in Oregon, my kids have gone to school a total of one day each before there was another school shooting. I have run out of kind ways to ask for this: PASS COMPREHENSIVE GUN CONTROL LAWS NOW. Our kids are not safe. Our communities are not safe. Our country is not safe. Eve

From a verified voter in Ashland, OR

The Postal Service Board of Governors needs to fire DeJoy immediately. My local post office can no longer postmark mail! DeJoy disassembled our postmark machine. We still have it but can't use it. Now our mail doesn't count until it gets to a larger city to be postmarked. Get rid of DeJoy and preser

From a verified voter in Portland, OR

The proposed merger between OHSU and Legacy Health raises significant concerns about reduced competition, higher costs, and lower quality care for patients. While the healthcare systems claim this deal will improve services and expand access, corporate consolidation in the hospital industry has cons

From a constituent in Portland, OR

Joint Resolution of Disapproval to halt the $20 Billion Arms Transfer to Israel

Sens. Merkeley and Wyden, I am a fellow resident of Oregon. As you may well know, last 10 months have been an atrocious time for international world affairs. Our foreign policy on Gaza has nothing but abhorrent - the lack of respect we have shown for Palestinian life will continue to haunt us and o

From a verified voter in Portland, OR

Support Mental Health Access

As a Licensed Professional Counselor with nearly 20 years of experience in the mental health field. I am writing to express my deep concerns regarding the lack of fairness and transparency from the insurance companies in particular following the Optum hack from several months ago. Mental health pr

From a constituent in Beaverton, OR

Urge Harris to pledge Israel arms embargo for Palestinian rights

A pledge from Kamala Harris to implement an arms embargo on Israel would gain her significant voter support, according to a recent poll of Democratic voters in key swing states. The survey found that around one-third of Democrats in Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania would be more likely to vote for

From a verified voter in Medford, OR

FIRE LEJOY to protect voting!

I'm concerned about the incompetence of Postmaster General LeJoy. Trump, knowing he can't win, will surely use the crippled PO to delay/deter mail-in ballots. It's time to REMOVE LEJOY to protect voting and save our democracy from dictatorship!