National Senator Merkley Statement On Trans Pacific Partnership Deal Reached by Press on October 5, 2015 Press 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, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement upon the finalization of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP):