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CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS URGE REVERSAL OF DISTRICT COURT RULING ON MIFEPRISTONE

Oregon’s six Democratic members of its congressional delegation joined the brief Tuesday, May 2, 2023 By:  Ariana Figueroa Oregon Capital Chronicle WASHINGTON – More than 250 congressional Democrats have filed a brief urging an appeals court to reverse a Texas federal judge’s decision to suspend the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s two-decade-old approval

SEVEN OREGON AIRPORTS SECURE NEARLY $14 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS

Monday, May 1, 2023 KQEN Seven Oregon airports have secured nearly $14 million collectively in federal investment for improvements. A release from U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said the grants are from the Federal Aviation Administration. Wyden said, “Airports are essential pieces of infrastructure that propel the economy

WYDEN, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES REINTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ENSURE DOCTORS CAN PROVIDE LEGAL ABORTION CARE, PROTECT PROVIDERS FROM OUT OF STATE EXTREMISTS

Friday, April 28, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they and Senate colleagues have reintroduced legislation that would protect abortion providers in Oregon and nationwide from Republicans’ attempts to restrict their practice and create uncertainty about their legal liability. “Abortion access in Oregon

WYDEN, MERKLEY: SEVEN OREGON AIRPORTS SECURE NEARLY $14 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS

FAA grants headed for airports in Hillsboro, Medford, Portland, Lexington, Brookings, North Bend and Ontario Friday, April 28, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Oregon airports in Washington, Jackson, Multnomah, Morrow, Curry, Coos and Malheur counties have earned nearly $14 million collectively in

WYDEN, MERKLEY $3.7 MILLION IN FEDERAL RESOURCES FOR KLAMATH DROUGHT

Friday, April 28, 2023 KQEN Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Thursday that the Klamath Basin will be the focus of an additional $3.7 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for drought resiliency. A release said the Interior Department investment building on previous department investments to restore aquatic ecosystems

MERKLEY, CORNYN, TUBERVILLE, KHANNA, AND CARTER INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO END CHILDREN’S ABUSE IN RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS

Paris Hilton, Abuse Survivors Join Lawmakers at Capitol Press Conference Thursday, April 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Texas’ U.S. Senator John Cornyn, Alabama’s U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville and Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) and Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-GA-01) to introduce the bipartisan Stop Institutional

MERKLEY, COLLINS, PELTOLA, AND MCCLAIN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL LEGISLATION TO WIPE OUT NON-FLUSHABLES FROM OUR WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE

Thursday, April 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Maine’s U.S. Senator Susan Collins and U.S. Representatives Mary Peltola (D-AK) and Lisa McClain (R-MI-09) to introduce the Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act. This bipartisan, bicameral bill aims to address heath, ecosystem,

MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE OVER $2 MILLION COMING TO OREGON FOR FISH PASSAGE PROJECTS

Thursday, April 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is awarding Oregon a total of $2,039,061 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support fish passage projects in Benton, Crook, Douglas, and Lane Counties. This funding will

WYDEN, MERKLEY: $3.7 MILLION IN FEDERAL RESOURCES FOR DROUGHT TO FOCUS ON KLAMATH BASIN

Interior Department resources are the latest investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s overall $162 million for the basin Thursday, April 27, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that the Klamath Basin will be the focus of an additional $3.7 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for

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