Jeff's Wife Mary Back on TV and On the Campaign Trail
Mary Sorteberg, Registered Nurse, Hits the Campaign Trail To Greet Volunteers in Beaverton and Oregon City
Mary Sorteberg, wife of U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley and registered nurse, will be appearing the campaign's latest television ad airing statewide. The ad focuses on Merkley's plans to make health care affordable and accessible to every single American. Mary will also hit the campaign trail visiting the cities of Beaverton and Oregon City on Friday, October 24 to preview the spot and thank volunteers for working so hard to send Jeff Merkley and Barack Obama to Washington D.C.
Jeff Merkley has a plan to bring down the costs of health care and deal with the looming nursing shortage. Merkley was an early supporter of Ron Wyden's Healthy Americans Act and has endorsed a congressional proposal to establish a National Nurse Service Corps to provide educational scholarships to nurses that commit to serve in a health facility determined to have a critical shortage of nurses. More on his plans can be seen here.
Script: Mary
Mary Sorteberg: Nursing isn't just a job, it's really a calling.
That's how my husband, Jeff, sees running for the U.S. Senate.
Jeff is passionate about changing this country and fixing health care so everyday people get the care they need.
He wants to take power away from the drug and insurance lobbyists and give it back to patients, like the ones I see.
Jeff will get his health care ideas from families, patients, and nurses like me.
Female Voiceover: Jeff Merkley. Democrat for Senate.
Jeff Merkley: I'm Jeff Merkley, and I approved this message.
Posted October 23, 2008
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Jeff Merkley was born in the small town of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, the son of a sawmill worker. He's fought hard for working families in Oregon and he's ready to help lead America.
As Oregon's Speaker of the House, Jeff Merkley led one of the most effective, efficient and progressive legislative sessions in Oregon's history - with big achievements for schools, ethics, health care, jobs, alternative energy, and protections for working families.
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