September 26, 2018
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Gov. Kate Brown (center) speaks out against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during a rally
Friday at Planned Parenthood in northeast Portland. Brown is among the group of Oregon Democratic
leaders to oppose Kavanaugh, (including from left) U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and U.S.
Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici.
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our country and what kind of
nation we will choose to be for
generations to come,” Merkley
added.
Oregon’s two senators said
they will vote against Kavana-
ugh’s nomination and in solidari-
ty, they joined Brown, U.S. Rep.
Earl Blumenauer, and U.S. Rep.
Suzanne Bonamici in solidarity at
the rally at Planned Parenthood.
“We’re looking at a future
where women have fewer rights
than we did in 1973,” Brown
warned.
Kavanaugh is feared by many
to be a future vote to overturn Roe
v. Wade, a 1973 Supreme Court
decision that legalized abortion,
and a judge who will roll back
other rights for women. President
Donald Trump has said in the past
that he would nominate someone
to the Supreme Court to overturn
the landmark case.
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Gov. Kate Brown and most of
Oregon’s congressional delega-
tion has joined reproductive rights
leaders in the state to speak out
against confirming Supreme Court
nominee Brett Kavanaugh in the
U.S. Senate, even as national Sen-
ate Republicans press for a swift
vote confirming him to a life time
position on the highest court.
Recent sexual assault allega-
tions against Kavanaugh and a
belief he will rule in favor of plac-
ing restrictions on abortion and
other reproductive rights issues,
has political leaders lining up to
take a position in opposition to the
Trump nominee.
A rally at Planned Parenthood
with Democratic congressional
office holders on Friday and an-
other at the health care provid-
er on Monday with the public at
large, voiced support instead for
Kavanaugh’s alleged victim, Dr.
Christine Blasey Ford, who put
the nomination process in turmoil
last week when she came forth
with a claim that Kavanaugh at-
tempted a sexual assault against
her during high school.
Wyden and Merkley are calling
on the FBI to reopen and complete
a standard background check to
fully investigate the allegations
leveled by Ford.
“This nomination poses a fun-
damental question: Will Ameri-
ca go backwards or forwards on
women’s privacy” Wyden said.
“I am proud to stand with Gov-
ernor Brown and all of you today
at Planned Parenthood to say ‘no
way’ to Donald Trump’s nomina-
tion of Judge Kavanaugh.”
“This is about the future of
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You’re invited to an evening of
excellence celebrating our youth
when the United Negro College
Fund Portland Leadership Council
hosts a scholarship fundraiser on
Saturday, Sept. 29 at 5 p.m. at Co-
lumbia Edgewater Country Club,
2220 N.E. Marine Dr.
Evening activities include si-
lent auction, cocktails, raffle and
program. Keynote speaker will
be Ruth Williams Brinkley, pres-
ident Pacific NW Region Kaiser
Foundation Hospitals & Health Jerry Bell Jr.
Plan. Music and entertainment
will feature DJ Michael Morris
and Alonzo Chadwick. The eve-
ning emcee will be Jerry Bell, Jr.,
award winning TV and film actor,
producer and director.
The reason for the occasion is
to celebrate UNCF Portland Port-
folio Project Students. The UNCF
Portland Portfolio Project is a
unique college preparatory pro-
gram that provides high schools
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