Merkley Monthly: Realizando importantes inversiones en el puerto de Coos Bay
El Mundo de Coos Bay. Transformar el Puerto Internacional de Coos Bay, Oregón, en la primera instalación portuaria totalmente conectada con el ferrocarril en la Costa Oeste representa una gran oportunidad para Oregón y nuestras comunidades costeras. Este proyecto creará empleos sindicalizados bien remunerados y empleos locales permanentes, y aumentará la capacidad portuaria de la Costa Oeste en...
Tres estadounidenses fueron liberados de prisiones en China
NPR. El gobierno de Biden afirma que todos los prisioneros fueron detenidos injustamente y que se están reuniendo con sus familias por primera vez en muchos años. Parecen ser parte de un intercambio de prisioneros. ARI SHAPIRO, PRESENTADOR: Tres estadounidenses han sido liberados de prisiones en China. El gobierno de Biden...
Wyden y Merkley anuncian casi 1 millón de dólares para la restauración del ecosistema en Oregón; el premio de la Fundación Nacional de Pesca y Vida Silvestre beneficiará a los residentes y proyectos a lo largo del río Tillamook.
Pionero del condado de Tillamook, Washington DC—Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley anunciaron hoy una inversión federal de $1.18 millones para la Asociación de Estuarios de Tillamook con el fin de ayudar a reparar la carretera Burton-Fraser a lo largo del río Tillamook, que limita el paso de peces. "Dejar que nuestra infraestructura se desmorone con el tiempo hasta un punto en que...
Merkley leads delegation in calling on Interior Department to renew commitment to wildfire response in Oregon
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkle was recently joined by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader, Suzanne Bonamici, and Cliff Bentz in a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland calling for a renewed commitment to the Western Oregon Operating Plan. Set to expire in
Los senadores de Oregón votan a favor del derecho al aborto
Oregon’s two senators, both Democrats, voted on the losing side as the Senate failed to advance federal legislation to bar restrictions on abortion this week. The vote on S 4132 on Wednesday, May 11, was 51 against — all 50 Republicans plus Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who opposes
Merkley: ‘This is an intrusive overreach of the federal government’
EUGENE, Ore. — Earlier Wednesday, the Senate held a vote on whether to codify Roe v Wade and protect the right to an abortion nationwide. “This is an intrusive overreach of the federal government trying to put itself into the bedroom and the examination room, and we have to say hell
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, says he is ‘fighting like hell’ to protect abortion rights
On Monday, Politico released a draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion showing that the conservative majority would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that has protected the legal right to obtain an abortion nationwide for nearly 50 years. A final opinion on the case currently before the court
Merkley: 'Un ataque atroz a la libertad en Estados Unidos'
EUGENE, Ore. — Reaction was quick across the country over the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion that points to an overturning of Roe v Wade. Demonstrations and debates have heated up on both sides of the issue. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley spoke with us Wednesday about the implications of this potential reversal. The
El distrito de riego de Ochoco en el condado de Crook recibe dólares para proyectos de los federales
Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden recently announced the Ochoco Irrigation District, Tumalo, Owyhee and East Fork projects will be receiving federal funding to help drought-stricken communities make the most of limited water supplies. The senators pointed out that the projects — funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law