National Senator Merkley: Good News for American Manufacturing in President’s Budget by Gary Kopycinski on March 4, 2014 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2014. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after President Obama sent his 2015 budget request to Congress.