WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following press release:
Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), and Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.), along with Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), filed an amicus brief (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://house.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1067b91d5c7bfb89d59c6220b&id=71bca357d9&e=d988fb6eab__;!!BSgrhSFG!A2oQqtZ3I-yp64sbWjcOkzxoFgHZsWWN9_sHg2yPRiJkA84ft6Jt-yrLHazmOUx4ZjPyUC7iQ8aTaGqg-Q_Y_T4xPR62mhV70562s548n2EWCqHF$) in federal court opposing President Trump's plan to erect a 250-foot "Independence Arch" on federal parkland in Washington, D.C., arguing the project blatantly violates laws r...