Merkley: Oregon, Three Additional States End Slavery In All Forms, Now Is Time For Federal Action
November 10, 2022
November 10, 2022
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2022:
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After Oregon - along with Alabama, Tennessee, and Vermont - passed ballot measures to strip antiquated language from state constitutions that allowed slavery and forced labor as punishments for crimes, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement calling for federal action on his Constitutional Amendment, known as the Abolition Amendment, whic . . .
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After Oregon - along with Alabama, Tennessee, and Vermont - passed ballot measures to strip antiquated language from state constitutions that allowed slavery and forced labor as punishments for crimes, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement calling for federal action on his Constitutional Amendment, known as the Abolition Amendment, whic . . .