Senator Jeff Merkley held a Town Hall Meeting in Port Orford on January 10, 2026. The Curry Watershed Council was honored, and the first question was asked by Ashton Wood, a senior and student journalist at Pacific High School. The Senator spoke about concerns about the health of our Social Security program, and a link to his pamphlet “Ring the Alarm Bells”, an analysis of the Trump playbook. https://www.merkley.senate.gov/ring-the-alarm-bells-merkley-publishes-new-analysis-of-trumps-authoritarian-playbook/
Click here to view the entire townhall. https://youtu.be/zp5fLyz-7yE